Get your apps holiday-ready with our 7-part #ResilientApps online series at the Microsoft Reactor!
Prepare your apps for the holiday season and ensure they can handle the surge of users, avoid online queues, and keep transactions flowing seamlessly. Discover practical techniques to optimize performance, ensure resilience through chaos engineering, and conduct comprehensive UI testing using Playwright. Plus, learn how to seamlessly integrate automated testing in CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Sign up for the full series at https://aka.ms/ResilientApps or, sign up individually using the links below.
All sessions and demo content will be made available on-demand.
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Optimizing Performance
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Nagarjuna Vipparthi
We’ll cover benefits of load testing, and demo how to run URL-based tests, analyze metrics, add app components, identify performance bottlenecks, and specify test fail criteria for public and private endpoints hosted on Azure or multi-cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments.
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JMeter -101, Performance Testing with Apache JMeter
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Nagarjuna Vipparthi
In this session, we will delve into the fundamentals of JMeter, covering installation, basic concepts (threads, thread groups, samplers, and listeners), writing tests, using parameters, testing non-HTTP services, adding custom scripting, and extending functionality with plugins.
By attending this meetup, you will acquire the essential skills to conduct thorough performance testing, enabling you to optimize your applications for the holiday shopping season.
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Integrate Azure Load Testing with CI/CD & JMeter-based Tests
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Nick Trogh
Explore the seamless integration of Azure Load Testing with CI/CD pipelines and JMeter-based tests, ensuring your applications can handle the increased traffic and deliver optimal performance during the busiest time of the year.
Discover how to leverage the combined power of Azure Load Testing and JMeter-based tests to identify and address performance bottlenecks early in the development lifecycle. Learn best practices for integrating load testing into your CI/CD workflows with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, enabling continuous performance monitoring and improvement.
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Exploring Different Types of Performance Tests
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Nikita Nallamothu
In this meetup, we will cover a range of performance testing methodologies and scenarios, helping you gain a comprehensive understanding of which tests to conduct for different aspects of your applications.
From load testing to stress testing, spike testing to endurance testing, we will explore the purposes, techniques, and considerations behind each type of performance test. By the end of this session, you will have the knowledge to effectively plan and execute performance tests tailored to your specific application needs.
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Deep Dive into Azure Load Testing and AKS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Anthony Shaw
Discover how Azure Load Testing integrates with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for performance optimization.
In this session, we will showcase an automated load testing solution for AKS, that serves as a release gate for a minimal Service Level Objective (SLO). Learn how to utilize Azure Load Testing to identify the right-size Pod configuration for your AKS deployment using a GitHub Actions workflow and test configuration matrix.
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Building Resilient Apps: Exploring End-to-End Resiliency
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Nick Trogh
Prepare your applications for the holiday shopping season by learning how to enhance their resilience.
In this session, we will provide an overview of app resiliency and discuss the importance of designing robust systems. We’ll cover an intro to Chaos engineering, which involves intentionally injecting failures to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen your application's resilience.
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Testing Azure Services: Ensuring Holiday-Ready Performance
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 6:00 - 7:00 PM IST
Speaker: Nikita Nallamothu
Prepare your applications for the holiday season by ensuring their performance and reliability across a range of Azure services including App Service, Azure SQL Database, Service Bus, Event Hubs, and more.
In this session, we will explore the importance of testing, gain insights into testing strategies, and learn how to effectively test the scalability, performance, and resilience of your applications on various services.
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Connect with fellow developers, explore hands-on demos, and elevate the quality of your apps to deliver exceptional user experiences during the holiday season and beyond!
Happy Testing!
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