Technical Testing: Load/Stress Testing and Migration Testing

What is Load/Stress Testing?

Load and Stress testing are about reliability and stability under pressure.

What does Load/Stress Testing check?

Load/Stress testing checks if your app collapses when 10,000 people try to use it at once.

What is Migration Testing?

Migration testing is the process of verifying that an application and its data can be successfully moved from one environment or infrastructure to another without data loss or functional breakage.

What is an example of the locations where data is moved in Migration Testing?

EXAMPLE:

From an on-premise server to the Cloud, or from an old database version to a new one

What does Migration Testing focus on?

Data integrity and system compatibility during the transition.

What are some different scenarios of Migration Testing?

Database Migration

Cloud Migration

OS/Platform Migration

Version Upgrade

What is the key focus of Database Migration?

Schema changes, stored procedures, and data type mapping.

What is the key focus of Cloud Migration?

Security groups, latency, and scalability in the new environment (e.g., AWS/Azure).

What is the key focus of OS/Platform Migration?

Compatibility of third-party libraries and file system paths.

What is the key focus of Version Upgrade?

Backward compatibility and ensuring "old" data works with "new" features.