Changing the landscape of Load Testing with Open Source Projects of JMeter and JMeter Plugins

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ChangingtheLandscapeofLoadTestingwithOpenSourceAndrey Pokhilko - ChiefScientist,BlazeMeter - CATechnologies

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Abstract

Withcustomerexperiencebeingattheforefrontofmostorganizations’priorities,loadtestingoftheircriticalcustomerfacingapplicationshasbecomekeytotheirbusinesses.Thetechnologiesusedforloadandperformancetestinghasevolvedovertheyears.MoreandmoreorganizationsareusingOpenSourcealternativeslikeJMeter.Inthissession,Andrey willreviewhowcertainfeaturesofJMeter projects,alongwithmultitudeofindependentcontributionstoJMeter andspecificextensionsofJMeter pluginshasenabledmoreandmoreenterprisestomigratefromlegacyloadtestingsolutionslikeLoadRunnertoOpenSourceandSaaS basedalternatives.Andrey willalsosharehisviewonhowOpenSourceloadtesttoolshavedisruptedtheloadtestinglandscapeandhelpedtheindustrytoperceiveOpenSourcesolutionsmorepositively.Asaresult,moreandmorecorporationsareembracingtheusageofOpenSourceloadtestingtoolstoimprovetheagilityandcostefficiencyoftheirloadtestingneeds.

AndreyPokhilkoCATechnologiesChiefScientist,BlazeMeter

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Agenda

UNDERSTANDINGOPENSOURCE

WHYPEOPLEANDORGANIZATIONSCHOOSETOGOWITHOSS

MECHANICSOFFIELDCHANGEBYOSS

SPECIFICCASEOFLTTOOLSANDOSS

IFWEHAVETIME...

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UnderstandingOpenSource

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WhatisOpenSource

§ Cultureofnotclosingthesourcecode

§ =>IPisexposed

§ Freedomtouse,copy,distribute,improveandderive

§ Affectseveryfield,includinghardwareandevenart

§ DevOps isalotbasedonOSS

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Onceamanhastastedfreedomhewillneverbecontenttobeaslave.

-- WaltDisney

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FeaturesthatOSSbrings

§ Promisescost-efficiencyandnovendorlock-in

§ Productsevolvefaster-- morebrainsworksonit,inparallel

§ Productsevolvebetter-- differentanglesbyopencommunity

§ Productsintegratewitheachother-- newopportunities

§ Enablesshiftleft-- earlierinvolvementofdevelopersintoactivities

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WhyIndividualsChoosetoUseOSS

§ It’sfree

§ Ithasfreesupportofcommunity

§ It’seasytoextend

§ Itsolvesmodernproblems

§ ItintegrateswithotherOSS

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WhyOrganizationsChoosetoUseOSS

§ Cost-efficiency-- it’ssimplycheaper

§ Bemoreindependentfromvendors

§ Getthecontrolback

§ Solvesmodernproblems

§ Hiringiseasier

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WhyVendorsChooseOSS

§ Itcreatesnewmarkets,freefromcompetition

§ Enablesfasttimetomarket

§ Marketawarenesseasiertoachieve

§ Easytohirerelevantspecialists

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UncomfortableTruth

§ Ithasindirectcosts

§ Peopletendtoforget/ignorethatfact

§ TherealsootherproblemsofOSSinpractice(quality,support=>opportunities)

§ “Abandonware”

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WhoChooseTechnologiesinYourCompanyToday?

Developers!

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MechanicsofChangingLandscapebyOSS

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FirstWave:OSSDisruptsExistingField

§ Newproductsandtoolsforknownproblems

§ Copyingfeaturesfromproprietarysolutions

§ Implementingnewcutting-edgeprotocolsupport- clients,servers

§ Creatingwholenewproductkind(Taurus)

§ LTlandscapechangessamewayotherareaschange

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SecondaryWavethatComesAfterOSS

§ Audienceexpandsduetoopenknowledgeandfreeusage

§ Costefficiencychangesthegame

§ Modularityandintegrationsenablesnewproductstoappear

§ Shift-lefthappensformoreaspectsofprocess

§ WeobservereplacementofproprietaryLTsolutionswithOSS-based

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ThirdWave:ReflectionBacktoOSS

§ Contributionshappenfrommarketplayers,evencommercial

§ CommercialcompanieswanttoinfluenceOSSprojects

§ CompaniesstarttheirownOSSprojectstoplayactiverole

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Questions?

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SpecificCaseofLoadTesting

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HowIbecameJmeter Expert

§ VendorformycompanyprovidesexpensiveserviceofLT

§ I’manengineer

§ It’soeasytotakeJMeter andstartbetterLTonmyown

§ It’stoeasytostartextendingJMeter tosolvemyneeds

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Example:SteppingLoadProfile

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Example:SteppingLoadProfile

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Example:ServersResourceMonitoring

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Example:ServersResourceMonitoring

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Example:DNSCacheManager

§ EnablesAkamaiCDNcompliancepass

§ MakesBlazeMeter beAkamai-certified-- largercustomerscoming

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