Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/DataStax/load-testing-cassandra-applications-ben-slater-instaclustr-c-summit-2016 | This presentation will walk through some of the key considerations for planning and running load test to ensure your Cassandra application will meet you expected scaling requirements. We will also walk through some examples of using the cassandra-stress tool to construct load test for real-life application scenarios. About the Speaker Ben Slater Chief Product Officer, Instaclustr Instaclustr provides Cassandra and Spark as a managed service in the cloud. As Chief Product Officer, Ben is charged with steering Instaclustr's development roadmap, managing product engineering and overseeing the production support and consulting teams. Ben has over 20 years experience in systems development including previously as lead architect for the product that is now Oracle Policy Automation and over 10 years as a solution architect and project manager for Accenture.