Performance testing: considerations and best practices

Your test environment should be capable of simulating production environment conditions. To do this, keep the following considerations in mind during the test cycle:

• Do not place too much stress on the client.

• Create baselines for your test setup.

• Allow for think time in your test script.

• Consider test duration.

• Minimize redundant requests during testing.

• Consider simultaneous versus concurrent users.

• Set an appropriate warm up time.

The next sections describe each of these considerations.