Types of Performance Tests

Published: March 5, 2013, 1:56 p.m.

Performance Tests, Stress Tests, Soak Tests, Spike Tests, Benchmarks and Baselines...lions and tigers and bears, oh my! In this episode of PerfBytes we'll take a closer look into the definitions for the most common types of performance testing because I know that James loves getting the question: "Hey James, what's the difference between Load Testing and Stress Testing?" You can find out more about why we do the kinds of performance tests we do and the best way to expand the value of your performance testing efforts.