Expert OpinionStress Testing Payroll
How do you simulate 10,000+ salary generations simultaneously?
The Expert's Answer
"We use distributed load injectors to hit the payroll engine with massive volumes of data. We don't just test if it finishes; we test if it finishes *accurately* under load. Stress testing reveals 'Race Conditions' and database bottlenecks that regular testing would never find."
Context & Impact
Simulating 10,000+ salary generations simultaneously.
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