Loadtestshelpidentifythemaximumnumberofrequestsasoftwaresystemcanhandle.OnepopularopensourcetoolforloadtestingisJMeter.ByleveragingthefeaturesandcapabilitiesofJMeter,youcanperformextensiveloadtestingandfixissuesinyourapplicationbeforetheybecomeproblematic.ThisbookiswrittenbyJMeterdevelopersandbeginsbydiscussingthewholeprocess,includingrecordingascript,settingitup,andlaunchingit,enablingyoutoalmostimmediatelystartloadtesting.You'lllearnthebestpracticesthatyoumustfollowwhiledesigningtestcases.You'llalsoexplorethedifferentprotocolsofferedbyJMeterthroughvariousreal-worldexamples.Finally,you'llseehowtointegrateJMeterintotheDevOpsapproachandcreateprofessionalreports.You'lldiscoverwaystousetheeco-systemofJMetertointegratenewprotocols,enrichitsmonitoring,andleverageitspowerthroughtheuseofthecloud.Bytheendofthisbook,you'llknowallthat'sneededtoperformcomprehensiveloadtestingonyourapplicationsbyusingallthebestpracticesandfeaturesofJMeter.