Pros and Cons of Performance Testing on Cloud

Advantages

• Cloud testing provides the flexibility of deploying the production system on discrete environment to conveniently test the application
• It’s extremely simple to fix the defects and quickly configure the changes
• It reduces the test cost due to its convenient rental models
• It provides greater test control to simulate required user load and to identify and simulate the bottlenecks

Disadvantages

• Security and privacy of data is the biggest concern in cloud computing
• Cloud computing works on-line and completely depends on the network connection speed
• Complete dependency on Cloud Service Provider for quality of service
• Although cloud hosting is a lot cheaper in long run but its initial cost is usually higher than the traditional technologies
• Although it’s a short-term issue due to the emerging technology and it’s difficult to upgrade it without losing the data