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AZ-2006 Automate Azure Load Testing using GitHub Actions
Performance issues discovered late in the delivery cycle are costly to fix. Automating load tests within your CI/CD workflow helps teams catch bottlenecks before they reach production.
Key topics
- Planning and running load tests using Azure Load Testing.
- Integrating tests into automated GitHub Actions workflows.
- Reading and interpreting performance metrics and results.
- Running load tests continuously throughout the development lifecycle.
- Applying cloud-native testing approaches that scale on demand.
Prerequisites
Working experience with Azure services, GitHub repositories, and foundational DevOps concepts is expected.
Target audience
Engineers and technical specialists in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or software operations who want to build performance testing into their delivery pipelines.
Automated load testing closes the gap between development speed and production stability. Combining Azure's testing capabilities with GitHub Actions creates a powerful, repeatable approach to performance assurance.
- How GitHub Actions works
- Reading and understanding workflow files
- Integrating variables and scripts into workflows
- Applying YAML syntax for GitHub Actions
- Securely managing secrets and tokens
- Using GitHub Actions for Azure deployments
- Verifying authentication between GitHub and Azure
- Introduction to the Azure Load Testing service
- Creating and running targeted load tests
- Building YAML configurations for test runs
- Defining failure criteria and thresholds
- Setting up secrets and environment variables for tests
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