k6 destaca por un alto rendimiento (desarrollada en Go), el enfoque basado en código (las pruebas se scriptan en Javascript ES6), gran facilidad para automatizar (CLI e integraciones con CI/CD), soporte para múltiples protocolos, flexibilidad en el almacenamiento y visualización de métricas.

En este taller práctico comprobarás cómo k6 puede ayudarte no solo a con el rendimiento, sino en la prevención de fallos, detección de regresiones y a desplegar tus aplicaciones con mayor confianza.

Pre-requisitos: Docker, Git y cuenta en gitlab.com.

Resources: https://gitlab.com/imma.valls/k6-gitlab-workshop

This workshop was delivered by Daniel González Lopes https://github.com/dgzlopes/pulpocon as I was out sick.

GitLab repo: https://gitlab.com/imma.valls/k6-gitlab-workshop

In this talk, Imma explores the importance of enabling and implementing testing as early as possible in the development lifecycle.

The “test early and often” approach ensures high-quality software meets performance expectations. You will get a demonstration of integrating lean and efficient tools with GitLab CI/CD to streamline the quality processes and assure the delivery of high-performing software.

Join us for lots of knowledge, best practices, and a live demo to learn how to leverage lean testing tools to shift left and improve the performance and quality of your applications.

3 key takeaways:

• Understand the importance of the “test early and often” in the development lifecycle applied to performance testing.
• Best practices for integrating performance testing early in the development process (CI/CD integration).
• A repo with the live demo using GitLab CI/CD and k6 browser so attendees can reproduce it.

We are excited to announce a significant change to the k6 community forum. Starting on July 25th, at 14:00 UTC, we will merge the k6 community forum with the Grafana community forum.

This migration will create a unified forum for the entire Grafana community, so users no longer need two accounts. It will also provide k6 users access to Grafana Cloud and its free tier, including Grafana Cloud k6.

The k6 and Grafana community forums will be temporarily switched to read-only mode on July 25th at 14:00 UTC. Users cannot log in during the migration process, create new topics, or update existing ones during the merge process.

We expect that the migration process will take 24 hours to complete.

We thank you for your patience during the migration. The unification will provide an enhanced and consolidated Grafana community experience. And it will make it easier for us to operate the forum across the distinct Grafana products.

We encourage you to continue using the community forum to post your k6 questions. Let’s continue to build an even more vital and vibrant community together!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Where are all the existing k6 topics?

k6 topics in the Grafana forum are under the new “Grafana k6” category under the “Grafana” one. The current k6 categories (OSS Support, Cloud Support, Extensions, etc.) are now subcategories.

Navigate to the “Grafana k6” category and browse or search for your topics.

2. How do I open a k6 topic in the Grafana forum?

Once back in write mode, click “New Topic” to open a k6 topic in the forum.

Select the category “Grafana k6” to ensure the k6 community can find your topic. Add a relevant subcategory (OSS Support, Cloud Support, Extensions, etc.) to improve engagement.

3. How do I log in back to the forum?

To log in after the migration, go to the Grafana Community forum, and:

• If you have a user in the Grafana community forum with the same e-mail you had in the k6 forum, or a Grafana Cloud Account, use the Grafana community login and password. If you forgot your k6 forum password, use the password recovery utility on the login page.
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• If you don’t have a user in the Grafana community forum with the same e-mail you had in the k6 forum, you need to:
  • Click the “Log In” button.
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  • Click “Sign Up” for a Grafana Cloud Account.
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  • Create the account with the same e-mail you had in the k6 forum.
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  • Activate the account via the link you’ll receive in the e-mail.
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  • Log in with the Grafana Cloud Account you just created.

4. How can I report issues?

If you cannot log in and password recovery does not work for you, contact community@grafana.com, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

For other non-login-related issues, open a topic under the “Site Feedback” category, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

You can also use the Grafana Community Slack channel #help-grafana-community-forum.

5. What if I have a Grafana forum account with the same e-mail address as my k6 forum account?

In this situation, log in using Grafana’s password, not k6’s.

Upon logging in, you should be able to see all your topics from both Grafana and k6 forums associated with your user.

It is important to note that we don’t migrate most profile data in this scenario: name, username, avatar, etc. Your user keeps the values it had on the Grafana forum.

If you encounter any issues after the migration, contact community@grafana.com. We will do our best to address them as soon as possible.

We appreciate your support and understanding during the migration process. We are looking forward to seeing the unified community grow. And we encourage you to continue using the community forums to engage with and help other k6 community members and the broader Grafana community.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Metrics Cost Management with Adaptive Metrics.pdf from Imma Valls Bernaus

As enterprises adopt Prometheus and Kubernetes, the rate of metrics growth has skyrocketed, and so have the costs associated with it. Unfortunately, more metrics does not mean better business outcomes: Enterprises see no visible improvements to mean time to resolution (MTTR) when more than 50% of metrics go unused.

In this talk we introduce how Grafana Cloud tackles the problem of unmanageable metrics growth with Adaptive Metrics, the newest cardinality optimization feature in Grafana Cloud that eliminates unused and partially used time series through customized aggregation.

RSVP https://www.meetup.com/grafana-and-friends-barcelona/events/293177551/