https://www.nocentino.com/tags/load-testing/ Recent content in Load Testing on Anthony Nocentino's Blog Hugo en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.nocentino.com/posts/2026-04-27-designing-a-storage-load-test-for-sql-server/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.nocentino.com/posts/2026-04-27-designing-a-storage-load-test-for-sql-server/ <p>I&rsquo;ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both as a consultant and now in my work at Everpure, and I see the same patterns over and over. Someone spins up a VM with two vCPUs, points it at a storage subsystem (cloud or on-prem), runs a thousand threads at it, and then concludes that the storage stinks. Or the opposite, where they buy a 64 gigabit HBA, plug it into the wrong PCIe slot, and wonder why they&rsquo;re leaving half of the capacity on the table.</p>