With an increasing number of applications being deployed in the cloud, this trend will soon touch performance testers within every organisation. This presentation will dispel the hype, tell you what you need to know to embrace this opportunity, and answer the following questions: * What are the challenges specifically related to performance testing cloud-based applications? * What are some common performance problems seen in cloud-based applications, and how can you test for them? * How will cloud-based load generators help your performance testing? Don't get left behind! A solid understanding of cloud concepts will be invaluable to your testing career. This presentation was originally given at Iqnite Australia (Melbourne) on October 16th, 2014.