Mastering k6: Performance Testing with K6 Grafana Labs
What you'll learn
- Understand the Basics of Performance Testing: Learn the core principles of performance testing and its importance in maintaining application reliability.
- Explore k6 Scripting: Master the fundamentals of k6 scripting, including setup, syntax, and best practices for writing effective test scripts.
- Implement Virtual Users and Scenarios: Gain proficiency in configuring virtual users, setting up various scenarios, and understanding their impact on testing
- Analyze and Interpret k6 Metrics: Develop skills in generating, analyzing, and interpreting k6 performance metrics to identify bottlenecks.
- Advanced Threshold Conditions: Learn to set and manage advanced threshold conditions using tags, groups, and custom metrics for precise performance monitoring.
- Integrate k6 with Grafana Labs: Master the integration of k6 with Grafana for real-time metrics streaming, visualization, and comprehensive test analysis.
- Utilize k6 Cloud Testing: Understand the full capabilities of k6 Cloud, setting up tests, using script editor, and managing cloud-specific configurations
- Apply Practical Use Cases: Implement practical demos such as authentication, parsing HTML, managing cookies, and handling web sockets.
Requirements
- Basic Programming Knowledge: Familiarity with JavaScript is helpful, as k6 scripting is based on it. However, beginners can still follow along with the provided examples.
- Understanding of Web Applications: A general understanding of how web applications work, including HTTP requests and responses, will be beneficial.
- Access to a Computer and Internet: Learners will need a computer with internet access to install k6, follow along with the course, and perform practical exercises.
- No Prior Performance Testing Experience Required: This course is designed to be beginner-friendly, making it accessible for those new to performance testing and k6.
Description
Unlock the full potential of performance testing with our comprehensive course on k6 and Grafana Labs. Gain the skills to ensure your applications are robust, scalable, and efficient.
Become an Expert in Performance Testing Using k6 and Grafana Labs
Master k6 scripting and setup
Understand virtual users (VUs) and scenarios
Analyze performance metrics effectively
Integrate with Grafana Labs for real-time insights
Comprehensive Overview
This course covers the essentials of performance testing with k6, an open-source load testing tool, and Grafana Labs, a leading platform for monitoring and observability. You'll start with the basics of performance testing, explore k6 scripting, and dive into advanced topics like virtual users, scenarios, and custom metrics. Throughout the course, you'll learn to integrate k6 with Grafana Labs to visualize and analyze your test results in real-time.
Course Highlights
Introduction to Performance Testing: Learn the fundamentals and importance of performance testing in maintaining application reliability.
k6 Scripting Basics: Get started with k6 scripting, exploring sample links, and understanding virtual users.
Advanced Virtual Users and Scenarios: Implement virtual users in stages, explore various options, and manage different load patterns.
Custom Metrics and Thresholds: Create and analyze custom metrics, set threshold conditions, and use tags and groups for advanced monitoring.
Integrating k6 with Grafana Labs: Stream real-time metrics, set up cloud tests, and use Grafana for comprehensive result analysis.
Practical Demos and Use Cases: Implement real-world scenarios like authentication, HTML parsing, form submissions, and more.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Set Up Your k6 Testing Environment: Install and configure k6 for effective performance testing.
Master k6 Scripting: Write and manage test scripts, exploring sample links and virtual user options.
Analyze Performance Metrics: Generate, analyze, and interpret k6 metrics to identify and resolve performance issues.
Integrate with Grafana Labs: Stream test results to Grafana, create custom dashboards, and monitor application performance in real-time.
Implement Advanced Testing Scenarios: Use various virtual user options, custom metrics, and thresholds to create robust performance tests.
Practical Applications: Apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios, including authentication, data parsing, and form handling.
Course Structure
This course includes:
90+ lectures covering all aspects of k6 and Grafana Labs
Practical exercises and demos for hands-on learning
Discussion forums to interact with instructors and peers
Quizzes and assignments to test your understanding
Join this course to become proficient in performance testing with k6 and Grafana Labs. Whether you're a developer, QA engineer, or IT professional, this course will equip you with the skills to ensure your applications are always performing at their best. Get ready to master k6 and take your performance testing to the next level!
Who this course is for:
- Software Developers: Those who want to ensure their applications are robust and can handle high loads by implementing effective performance testing strategies.
- Quality Assurance Engineers: QA professionals looking to enhance their skills in load testing and performance monitoring to improve the reliability and scalability of software systems.
- DevOps Engineers: Individuals responsible for maintaining system performance and reliability who want to integrate performance testing into their continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- IT Professionals and System Administrators: Those who manage and monitor web applications and need to understand how to effectively test and ensure optimal performance.
- Beginners and Enthusiasts: Anyone with a basic understanding of web applications and programming who wants to learn about performance testing using k6 and Grafana Labs, with no prior experience in performance testing required.
- Project Managers and Team Leads: Leaders who want to gain insights into performance testing to better manage and guide their development and testing teams.
Instructor
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A SMAC technologist passionate about creating solutions that will yield better results. New technology adviser and a startup incubator implementing innovative approaches, products and solutions by embracing latest technology. Worked on various technologies including Gen AI, RAG Pipeline, Argo, Spring Framework, Apache Spark, Scikit Learn, Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Mllib, Graph Processing, AWS, Medium to Large Hadoop Clusters, Cluster administration and setup. Having more than 24 years of industrial experience in various domains like Banking, Finance, Insurance, Staffing, etc.,