Load testing applications
Jonatan Reiners and Nicola D Orazio, Amazon Web Services
Load tests are done to gain reliable information on whether your application is delivering the expected qualities. Although the most common approach is to generate load on your applications, there are different ways you can understand load testing. This guide explores the different ways to load test and what questions can be answered. It will also explain implications of load testing to help prevent pitfalls when running the tests. Finally, the guide will cover several tools and their applicability.
Important information before you start
Running load tests on Amazon Web Services (AWS) can initiate security mechanisms. For more information, see the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) testing policy
