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Date Published
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Grafana Labs Team
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241
Language
English
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None

Summary

A live webinar titled "Intro to load testing with Grafana and k6" is scheduled for September 16, highlighting the use of observability tools and load testing to assess application performance before deployment. Developer Advocate Nicole van der Hoeven will provide an overview of k6, a load testing platform tailored for modern engineering teams, and demonstrate how to quickly create realistic load testing scripts to simulate production environments. The session will cover integration options with Grafana and Prometheus to allow teams to visualize load test results within familiar interfaces. Participants will learn to run comprehensive thousand-user load tests across various geographical regions in the cloud and use Grafana to interpret the data effectively. The webinar also offers insights into how Grafana Labs employs k6 internally, promising attendees an understanding of practical applications and benefits.