{"id":5617,"date":"2016-03-09T18:14:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/?p=5617"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:21:21","slug":"why-should-i-become-performance-tester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/performance-testing\/why-should-i-become-performance-tester\/","title":{"rendered":"[Infographic] Why Should I Become a Performance Tester?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools --><script src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-58d80a50fc4f926d\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Is becoming a performance tester the right career move for you?<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Performance_Testing\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00b674;\">What is P<\/span><span style=\"color: #00b674;\">erformance Testing?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Many people want to become a performance tester. First, let&#8217;s look at what it means to be one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Upon the go-live of a system, one of the biggest risks to manage is the performance that the users will perceive. Product managers may think to themselves, \u201cMy site functions as it should, the UX was checked as well as its security, but what would happen if thousands of users accessed the site at the same time? How would it affect the business if the site crashes? Would I lose customers?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">That\u2019s why performance testing experts are needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Instead of hiring thousands of people to access the site at the same time and test it manually (something that would never happen due to outrageously high costs), performance testers use tools such as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jmeter.apache.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JMeter<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blazemeter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlazeMeter<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> that simulate various situations of users on the site. A tester must be skilled in being able to simulate as closely as possible real-world load scenarios. The tools do their magic, but there is a world of a difference in the accuracy of the results when the tools are used by a trained professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Should_I_Become_a_Performance_Tester\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00b674;\">Why Should I Become a Performance Tester?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Infografia_curso-02.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9841\" src=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Infografia_curso-02.png\" alt=\"why become a performance tester infographic\" width=\"801\" height=\"2193\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">As you can imagine, most industry-leading companies (or companies that want to have a chance to compete) hire performance testing experts in order to reduce these risks, optimize their applications (make them run faster), and improve customer satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\"><strong>Prospects for performance testers are looking good.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">As software companies are moving towards Continuous Delivery, performance is rising in importance and is becoming ever more the main focus within organizations. Now, everyone is responsible for performance, not just the QA department. New roles have emerged in recent years such as DevOps, which comes from a movement of people who care about developing and operating reliable, secure, high-performance systems at scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Here are some stats from industry reports that show just how important QA and Performance Testing have become:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, testing accounts for 35% of the average company\u2019s IT budget. The World Quality Report 2015-16 forecasts that by 2018 it will rise to 40%.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63% of respondents to the State of Testing Report 2015-2016 stated Performance Testing is a non-functional test that they typically perform and 55.2% indicated that they use Performance Testing tools like JMeter and BlazeMeter.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[tweet_box design=&#8221;default&#8221; float=&#8221;none&#8221;]According to Gartner, The average large US corporation experiences 87 hours of network downtime a year.[\/tweet_box]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_an_Online_Certification_Help_Me_Get_Hired\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00b674;\">Can an Online Certification Help Me Get Hired?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Yes! Of the respondents to the State of Testing Survey 2015,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.9% of organizations said that certification of competencies is one way that they improve the skills of their testers and\u00a046.8% responded that one of the top areas for improvement is having more knowledge about the testing process.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Here&#8217;s the best part, <strong>you can become a performance tester in your spare time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn_Performance_Testing_with_Abstracta_Academy\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00b674;\">Learn Performance Testing with Abstracta Academy<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">In just 4 weeks, (8 hours per week), you can get receive a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00b674;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.academy\/jmeter-performance-testing-certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certification in Performance Testing<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">from Abstracta Academy so that you can start getting paid to do performance projects.\u00a0With our course, you have the opportunity to study Performance Testing, learning from industry leaders how to use JMeter and BlazeMeter, ultimately gaining access to ample, better positions and career opportunities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">At Abstracta, we have over 10 years of experience improving the performance of systems for companies like BBVA, EsSalud, Verifone, Genexus, the largest bookseller in the USA, and more. Throughout the years we have given many corporate training sessions to clients who want to learn the art and craft of Performance Testing for themselves. Now, we are making our knowledge available to anyone. You don&#8217;t even have to leave the house to complete our certification!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Here&#8217;s what one alumnus has to say about the course:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Testimonios_mail-01-min-1.png\" alt=\"Testimonios_mail-01-min (1)\" width=\"1250\" height=\"625\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Want to get a performance testing certification? Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.academy\">Abstracta Academy<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommended_for_You\"><\/span><strong>Recommended for You<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/performance-testing\/why-performance-testing-is-necessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why is Performance Testing Necessary?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/the-software-testing-wheel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Software Testing Wheel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is becoming a performance tester the right career move for you? What is Performance Testing? Many people want to become a performance tester. First, let&#8217;s look at what it means to be one. 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