# Performance Testing At Scale--for BFCM and Beyond

DevFeed: [Performance Testing At Scale--for BFCM and Beyond](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/performance-testing-at-scale-for-bfcm-and-beyond-1563.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/scale-performance-testing>)

Author: Jordan Neufeld

Published: 2023-01-27T16:32:54Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Performance Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/performance-testing.md>), [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [ecommerce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecommerce.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify describes its BFCM Scale Testing program for preparing its ecommerce platform for peak Black Friday Cyber Monday traffic. The approach combines capacity planning, resiliency testing, application performance testing, and full-scale load testing, followed by analysis and iterative performance improvements.

## Source excerpt

Let's unpack our approach to BFCM Scale Testing to explore some of what it takes to ensure that our ecommerce platform can handle the busiest weekend of the year.