Assuming you haven\u2019t spent the last couple of years living under a rock, you\u2019re bound to have been bombarded with all sorts of propaganda about \u201cThe Cloud.\u201d \u201cThe Cloud,\u201d according to the marketing types, is the greatest thing since the invention of bread, surely able to solve all of our needs, whether technology-related or not. While the hype for the cloud might be frequently and frustratingly overstated and confusingly applied in odd places (can someone please explain to me the Microsoft Cloud commercial where the woman goes \u201cto the cloud!!\u201d so she can generate a family photo? What does this have to do with the cloud? Isn\u2019t this just Photoshop?), I\u2019d like to discuss one place where the cloud adds a great deal of value: Load and Performance testing.
\nIn this article, I\u2019m going to talk about the benefits of using the cloud as part of your load and performance testing practices, as well as point out some common approaches in choosing a cloud solution.
\nIn a future article, I\u2019ll discuss some of the challenges the cloud presents and some best practices to deal with these challenges.<\/p>\n