Grafana k6 for Beginners: Why observability needs testing

Grafana k6 for Beginners: Why observability needs testing

Nov 13, 2023

Having observability and monitoring solutions is a great way to gain insights into your applications' health, behavior, and performance. However, it doesn’t prevent incidents. Observability needs a partner, and this is where Grafana k6 can help you!

In this video, Marie Cruz, a Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, explores what Grafana k6 is, why it's the missing puzzle piece in your Grafana stack, and how to get started.

💡 USEFUL LINKS
Grafana k6 OSS documentation: https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/ or https://k6.io/docs/
Grafana Cloud k6: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/k6/

⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why observability needs testing

01:15 What is Grafana k6?

02:59 Demo: Getting started with Grafana k6

07:00 Different types of load testing

08:13 Demo: Using stages in Grafana k6 to simulate ramp-up and ramp-down periods

09:39 Demo: Visualizing test results to Grafana Cloud k6

12:14 More information about Grafana k6