This introductory course is designed to familiarize testing professionals with the basics of performance testing with Microsoft Visual Studio 2015. Testers can build, enhance, and run performance test scripts in Visual Studio 2013. In addition to class lecture, you will be asked to complete labs to reinforce critical concepts and tool functionality. The focus is on the practical application of the Visual Studio load tests to resolve common performance testing challenges.

• Testing professionals
• Quality assurance practitioners
• Managers
• Team leaders

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Enhance Web Tests to use variable data Context Parameters, create user-defined timers using transactions, correlate system-generated values with extraction rules, and detect application failures using validation rules
• Introduction to Coded Web Tests and the ability to programmatically extend the capabilities of Web Tests
• Design and execute multi-user tests using Visual Studio load tests
• Enable system resource monitoring
• Perform root cause analysis using Visual Studio analysis

To benefit from this course, you should have:

• Experience and/or knowledge of performance testing methodology and solutions
• Experience and/or knowledge with a previous automated performance testing tool recommended

• Introduction & Overview
• Recording & Playback
• Transactions
• Parameterization
• Data Correlation
• Error Detection
• Error Handling
• Scheduling
• Running a Load Test
• System Monitors
• Analysis