Grafana k6 for Beginners: Why observability needs testing

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

[@heldercosta6556]

You guys should do a series based on a fictional project that covers all this grafana components/projects,emulating real work scenarios, the content creators from grafana labs have very cool relaxed way of presenting… awesome keep the good work 🎉😁👊👏

[@Grafana]

Hi @heldercosta6556! Thank you for the feedback. I've shared it with the team and we think it's a great idea! - Marie

[@nicolevdh]

Such a good video! Happy you're making more videos! We need more testing + observability content!

[@TestingwithMarie]

Thanks, Nicole! Will definitely create more videos 🥳

[@user-pv7bc3gs9n]

awesome explanation

[@Grafana]

Thank you! We are glad it was useful - Marie