Performance Testing at Google

In this Google TechTalk Goranka Bjedov presents on using open source tools for performance testing at Google. A good introduction to the subject, encouraging regular, repeatable and realistic tests. Tips include monitoring the performance on your supporting infrastructure (eg. data generators) and keeping the network simple. I particularly like the concept of storing results in a database for future reference - would have been nice to see the schema they use for this. References to JMeter, Grinder, and OpenSTA.