Case Study: Sophos scales backend API performance testing with Gatling

How Sophos scales backend API performance testing across teams

Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, faced challenges in efficiently testing the performance of its backend APIs and microservices within a decentralized, cloud-native architecture. Each development team needed to validate their services against strict SLAs without creating bottlenecks or depending on a centralized QA team, as performance directly impacted both user experience and cloud infrastructure costs. To address this, they turned to Gatling Enterprise.

By implementing Gatling Enterprise, Sophos enabled its teams to design and run their own repeatable, self-service performance tests. The solution provided the necessary visibility and reusability, empowering developers to own their performance metrics. Gatling helped Sophos reduce cloud resource waste by identifying inefficient endpoints, cover 75-80% of their backend APIs with over 100 simulations, and foster a culture of performance ownership across the organization.

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Hemali Parekh

Senior Manager, Software Development