Performance Gates and SLOs

In CI/CD, performance can degrade over time. We need safeguards!

Performance gates and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) are key tools to automatically prevent performance regressions and ensure user satisfaction.

A performance gate is a pass/fail condition in your CI/CD pipeline based on performance metrics.

• If a test run meets the defined criteria, the gate "passes," and the pipeline continues.
• If it fails, the gate "fails," and the pipeline can be stopped or flagged, preventing poor-performing code from reaching production.