Application Performance Testing: A Universal Performance Testing Methodology

You may rightly ask, “What, yet another book on Performance Testing?” and wonder why you should consider reading this one.
This book is mainly aimed at Project Managers, Test Managers, Developers, System Managers and Performance Testers.
Managers will find and insight into a successful Performance Testing Process without getting lost in too much technical detail.
Testers will find this book useful as an entry into Performance Testing and to understand what it takes to be really successful.
Developers and System Managers will find this book relevant to their work as they will gain an understanding of the Performance Testing Process and what is expected of them.

The ingredients for a successful journey along the Application Performance Testing path are:
1) Collaboration
2) Process
3) Technology

We start off with planning and defining the Test Key Performance Indicators.
We are also looking at "Little's Law" and how we can use it to judge performance improvements.
During Planning and Preparation we go look in detail at the application and infrastructure assessment, Performance Test Environment setup and data considerations.
The Performance Testing Cycle leads us along the path of Baselines, Performance Profiles and Performance Testing Sessions.
We finish the book with looking at a number of more specialized Performance Test Strategies and list a few Best Practices.