Many teams begin load testing on a local machine or inside their own network, but quickly hit limits with CPU, bandwidth, realism, and scale. This session addresses the challenge of moving from local load testing to cloud-based execution in a practical, cost-conscious way using AWS. The session will walk through how to spin up EC2 instances as load generators, create and manage SSH keys, transfer and run tests remotely, and collect results without needing deep cloud expertise. You’ll learn how to use Spot Fleets to reduce costs, structure your test setup for repeatability, and safely...
Nestor Valenzuela
Senior Manager, Quality Engineering
Paciolan
Nestor Valenzuela is a Sr. Quality Engineering Manager at Paciolan with 17+ years of experience in software quality and performance engineering. He specializes in scalable test automation, load testing, and AI-driven quality practices. Nestor focuses on building collaborative, high performing teams and serves as a Gatling Ambassador, contributing to the performance testing community through mentorship and knowledge sharing.