Myths relating to applications and their performance.

There are a number of myths that have evolved over time, relating to applications and their ability to scale to load.  Many web sites and applications are deployed into production without subjecting them to rigorous Load Testing, and for some applications and some situations, that is completely valid.  However, if your business depends on a web site or application, then it is critical to ensure that it is scalable and performs reliably at scale.

The following myths present a risk to the timely delivery of efficient cost effective applications:

• Performance problems are solved by moving to the cloud.
• Running a load test will cost too much.
• More CPUs will make it go faster.
• Specifying many detailed and prescriptive performance requirements makes testing efficient.