Load scenario design
We turn real user behaviour into scenarios, modelling concurrent user counts and transaction mix from your own usage data.
Managed Services
Performance Testing Services
We establish your system limits by measurement rather than estimate.
Plan a load scenarioPerformance Testing Services
Performance testing measures how an application behaves under load. We design load, stress, endurance and peak scenarios around your real usage profile, execute them, and report the results in a form that supports capacity decisions.
What this service solves
Performance problems tend to surface at the most expensive moments: campaign day, period-end processing, peak season. Slowdowns at those moments translate directly into lost revenue.
Knowing in advance where a system starts to struggle also takes capacity investment out of the realm of estimate. We measure against your real usage profile and base the capacity plan on the resulting data.
Our scope
Load and stress testing
We test the system at target load and beyond it, identifying the breaking point and the way it breaks.
Endurance testing
We measure behaviour under sustained load and detect the signs of memory leaks and resource exhaustion.
Peak scenario testing
We model campaign and seasonal peaks separately and measure the response to a sudden rise in load.
Bottleneck analysis and capacity planning
We analyse results across the application, database and infrastructure layers, and produce a capacity projection against your growth scenarios.
How do we work?
We plan around your release rhythm, manage the operation and improve it in every cycle.
Planning
We define scope, test levels and success criteria against your release calendar. Environment and test data requirements are resolved before the work begins.
Management
We take on team, tool and environment management. Progress is reported regularly against defined KPIs.
Execution
We run the tests and prioritise the findings. We track closure together with your development teams.
Improvement
At the end of every cycle we review scope, automation rate and escaped defect rate. The priorities for the next cycle are set from that review.
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How technology supports the service
We run performance testing with Loadmance: cloud infrastructure generates load at high concurrency, and geographic distribution reflects your real traffic profile. Loadmance can also be purchased on its own; in the service model, scenario design, execution and analysis sit with us.
What you receive
Deliverables
- Load scenarios modelled from your usage data
- Load, stress, endurance and peak test results
- Breaking point and bottleneck analysis
- A layer-by-layer performance report
- A capacity projection against your growth scenarios
What changes for the business
- System limits are known before the peak arrives
- Capacity investment is grounded in measurement
- Campaign and seasonal peaks are met on a plan
- Performance acceptance thresholds are tied to the release decision
Frequently Asked Questions
How often should performance testing be carried out?
At major architectural changes, ahead of peak periods and at regular intervals. We can also connect a continuously running performance layer to the deployment pipeline.
Do you run the tests in production?
We prefer a production-like test environment. Where production execution is required, we agree scope, timing and the rollback plan in advance.
How is realistic test data provided?
We generate data that delivers the variety scenarios require without using production records. In regulated organisations, synthetic data generation is what satisfies both the compliance obligation and the need for realism.
Who interprets the results?
Analysis is part of the service. Rather than raw metrics, we report which bottleneck sits in which layer and which action we recommend.
Let us plan your load scenario together
Complete the form and we will discuss your target concurrent user count, your critical business flows and your peak calendar.