These days, more and more teams turn to shift left performance testing. What does this mean? It is no longer sufficient to leave performance testing to the end of the DevOps lifecycle. If performance issues only surface late, chances are they will be harder to isolate and fix, adding to the debugging time and efforts, and thus reducing overall development velocity and increasing the cost.
Shifting performance testing left means performing it earlier in the DevOps cycle. This way, it turns from an afterthought into a priority and thus into an integral part of the development process, revealing performance issues early and making them easier to pinpoint and resolve.
The task itself may seem daunting, but it does not have to be. To learn more about shift left performance testing, how to implement it, and how to utilize Perfecto along the way, see our blog Prevent Slowdowns With Shift Left Performance Testing.
