Performance Testing Foundations Training
Performance Testing Foundations designed to shift how engineering teams approach performance.Instead of jumping straight into load testing, it builds a clear, risk‑first mindset that helps you spot performance issues early and handle them with confidence.
1 day
Intermediate level
Up to 10 participants
Instructed by Adam Toth
Performance Testing Templates Included
- Little’s Law Workload Modelling Calculator
- Performance Quality Gates in Agile
- Performance Requirement Starter Kit
Certificate of completion
Who Is This Training For
Software Engineers
For developers who want to understand real‑world load, model production behaviour accurately and design performance tests that reflect how the system is actually used — not how the test environment behaves.
QA and Testers
Ideal for testers looking to move beyond scripted load tests toward risk‑focused thinking, realistic load modelling and identifying issues that averages and synthetic users would hide.
SRE and DevOps Professionals
For teams responsible for reliability who need structured methods to compare test and production environments, detect bottlenecks early and validate that load profiles match real traffic patterns.
Architects and Technical Leads
For those shaping system design and technical decisions who want to understand where performance risks originate, how customer variability affects load and how to define the right performance test types for an application’s behaviour.
Core Skills You'll Develop
Performance as a Real‑World Risk Area
Understand what drives performance risk, how real load differs from test traffic, and why issues appear under production‑like conditions.
Effective Performance Engineer Mindset
Learn to ask the right questions, think in flows and data patterns, and recognise how small environmental differences create large failures.
Foundations of Accurate Performance Test Design
Model production behaviour, define the right test types from load profiles, and avoid misleading averages or unrealistic scenarios.
Practical Wins That Improve Reliability Immediately
Spot risky endpoints early, detect architectural bottlenecks, and prevent issues before load testing even becomes necessary.
Course Content
Introduction
The Performance Mindset
Interpreting and Modelling Real‑World Load
Understand what “real load” actually means: how production and test environments differ, what matters in load patterns (and what doesn’t), and how to spot performance risks based on an application’s behaviour.
You’ll learn to define the right performance test types from load profiles and avoid relying on misleading averages.
Business‑Driven Performance Risk Examples
Designing Effective Performance Tests
Wrap-Up
The day closes with practical guidance on turning these concepts into daily engineering habits, enabling teams to prevent performance issues early instead of reacting to them later.
What You Will Get
Certificate of Completion
Templates
These templates give you ready‑to‑use tools for defining realistic performance expectations, modelling real‑world load and applying risk‑based decisions throughout your testing process
- Little’s Law Workload Modelling Calculator
- Performance Requirement Starter Kit
- Performance Quality Gates for Agile Teams
Pricing
€2,000 / group for the complete corporate training (per training, not per participant).
Request for Offer
Share your requirements, and we’ll create a customized proposal, with optional hybrid formats and combined packages across multiple programs.
Why a Performance Engineering Mindset Matters for Modern Teams
Performance Is a Risk, Not a Load Test
Most teams still treat performance as “run a load test,” which hides real risks.
A risk‑first mindset exposes how load truly behaves in production and why small changes often trigger large failures.
Early Detection Beats Late Fixing
Real improvement comes from understanding load and system behaviour early — not from last‑minute load tests.
Teams that recognise risks sooner avoid expensive regressions and production incidents.
Meaningful Tests, Not Blind Load Runs
Instead of pushing load and hoping for answers, this mindset helps teams model real traffic, ask better questions and design tests that reveal what truly matters — not just what the averages show.
Meet Your Instructor
Adam Toth - Observability Architect & Performance Expert
Over a decade of hands‑on experience across global enterprises. He has held architect, consultant and engineering roles in performance, observability and quality. He worked at EPAM, Vodafone, Dynatrace RFO/Provice and HP on large‑scale digital transformations. International speaker at HUSTEF and TestCon, university teacher, and frequent professional article writer. Certified in Performance Testing, Chaos Engineering and Observability. Driven by curiosity and dedicated to lifelong learning.
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Prefer E-learning Format?
Explore the self‑paced, online version of this training on our Academy platform, and learn at your own speed with the same high‑quality content and guidance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this training for?
Engineers, testers, SRE/DevOps professionals and technical leads who need to understand performance risks, real‑world load and how to design meaningful performance tests without relying on tools first.
Is this a load‑testing course?
No. This course teaches the foundations behind load testing — how to understand real load, model production behaviour, define the right test types and identify performance risks before running any load tests.
How does this training help applications perform better?
By teaching teams how to understand real‑world load, identify performance risks early and design meaningful tests, the training prevents slowdowns and failures long before they reach production. Applications become more predictable, more stable and better aligned with how customers actually use them.
What value does this training bring to the organisation?
Teams learn to prevent slowdowns and outages before they reach production, reducing firefighting, lowering operational costs and increasing delivery predictability. The organisation gains more reliable releases and fewer performance‑related surprises.
Do I need to know any performance tools?
No. The course is tool‑free and focuses on concepts, reasoning and modelling. Everything you learn applies regardless of which tool your team uses later.
Is this only for testers?
No. The training is designed for developers, QA, SRE, DevOps and architects — anyone who makes decisions that influence system performance.
What materials and templates will I receive?
You get reusable templates to support real‑world work, including:
– Little’s Law Workload Modelling Calculator
– Performance Requirement Starter Kit
– Performance Quality Gates for Agile Teams
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. All participants receive a digital certificate upon completion of the course.
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