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What are quality gates? How to use quality gates to deliver better software at speed and scale

Dynatrace

Quality gates after load/performance testing Teams can use quality gates to evaluate performance metrics. Before a new version of the application is deployed, the software is subject to a series of load tests that evaluate capacity and performance under a series of simulated traffic and application demands.

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7 Best Performance Testing Tools to Look Out for in 2021

DZone

The system could work efficiently with a specific number of concurrent users; however, it may get dysfunctional with extra loads during peak traffic. Performances testing helps establish the scalability, stability, and speed of the software application.

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Types Of Performance Testing and When to Use Them

DZone

To ensure that users get high-performing software that works seamlessly under all load conditions, performance testing is necessary. This test helps to measure the speed, scalability, reliability, and stability of software under varying loads, thus it ensures stable performance. What Is Performance Testing?

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Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports

Smashing Magazine

Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports Geoff Graham 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00 2023-10-31T17:06:18+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear Running a performance check on your site isn’t too terribly difficult.

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Performance Hero: Paul Calvano

Speed Curve

I've known Paul since I got started in web performance, back in the days of load and performance testing at Keynote Systems (now part of Dynatrace). Paul took me under his wing and quickly showed me the art of breaking websites to prepare them for large influxes of traffic like Black Friday.

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Performance Testing - Tools, Steps, and Best Practices

KeyCDN

Web performance is a broad subject, and you’ll find no shortage of performance testing tips and tutorials all over the web. What is Performance Testing? In the context of web development, performance testing entails using software tools to simulate how an application runs under specific circumstances.

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What is synthetic testing?

Dynatrace

Availability testing Availability testing helps organizations confirm that a site or application is responding to user requests. Web-performance testing Web-performance testing evaluates metrics including page loading speed, the performance of specific page elements, and the occurrence rate of site errors.

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