Performance testing supports the company in checking the behavior of applications, software, and complex IT systems. It is vital for an IT system to be able to operate not only with a few simultaneous users, but also to operate without errors during peak traffic. Performance testing helps determine the speed, scalability, and stability of a software application - even under extreme load - thus improving the software's efficiency.
As we wrote in one of our previous articles, performance testing belongs to the type of non-functional testing. There are different types of performance tests that understand the behavior of software and applications in different ways.
Measuring the performance of IT systems is a critical activity for businesses. Due to the strengthening of digital transformation, the role of regular performance testing has increased even more, since ensuring the speed, stability, reliability and scalability of a software or application has become a source of long-term competitiveness.
A carefully planned and executed performance test indirectly guarantees that the software works as expected. Of course, an effective performance testing strategy is essential for this.
The automation of performance tests is a milestone when measuring the performance of a software, application or a complex IT system. As we wrote in one of our previous articles, test automation is actually the use of a special test software that controls the execution of the tests programmed into it and compares the actual results with the expected results.
During automated software testing, we perform precisely defined test steps with pre-written, computer-executable program codes. Automating performance tests therefore adds enormous value to the application testing process.
Below we have summarized the arguments that make it worth investing in automatic performance testing:
1. Time saving
We cannot fully replace the manual tester's work with automation, but with targeted test automation we save significant time and energy. During automated software testing, we therefore perform tests that can largely replace the manual intervention of testers.
2. Quick support of market needs
Nowodays, speed and performance are of prime importance. Customers prefer fast transactions, which can best be achieved with efficient IT systems. The company can mainly support the higher and error-free performance and better speed of the software with automatic testing that produces fast results.
3. Increased revenue
The third argument in favor of automatic testing follows directly from the previous argument. If the company meets market demands faster and thereby improves its competitiveness, it can earn higher income. With automatic testing, it is easier to identify performance problems in all layers of the application and software, which can cause interruptions while achieving the desired performance.
Investing in automated performance testing is critical to the success of organizations that operate complex IT systems and where IT is critical to the smooth running of the company.
The ProofIT leader recently conducted automated performance testing at the Bulgarian DSK Bank together with KPMG. Bulgaria's leading bank, a member of the OTP Group, expanded by around 30 percent during recently concluded acquisitions. According to preliminary expectations, the load on the systems of the expanded bank increased by 30-60 percent compared to before.
Therefore, the bank's managers asked the team of experts from ProofIT and KPMG, to assess the load capacity of the systems with performance tests, model the systems and examine in advance the expected operation of the legacy systems under the expected extreme load in the first days after the migration.
The performance testing project carried out with automatic tests was successful, the IT systems of the merged bank worked flawlessly even in live operation, thus protecting the company group from reputational damage and additional costs, since an incomplete or even faulty system migration can cause costly and long-term damage at the company group level.
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