© 2012. Eljona Proko & Ilia Ninka. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction inany medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology Cloud & Distributed Volume 12 Issue 10 Version 1.0 July 2012 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 0975-4172 & Print ISSN: 0975-4350 Analysis and Strategy for the Performance Testing in Cloud Computing By Eljona Proko & Ilia Ninka Vlora University, Albania Abstract - The aim of this study is the analysis and presentation of some ideas on performance testing in Cloud Computing. Performance is an important factor in testing a web application. Performance testing in cloud computing is different from that of traditional applications. Our research methodology in this article includes an overview of existing works on testing performance in Cloud Computing, focusing on discussion that the traditional benchmarks are not sufficient to analyze performance testing in Cloud Computing. In this study we are focused mainly on analysis performance metrics in Cloud Computing, based on their characteristics such as elasticity, scalability, pay-per-use and fault tolerance, and then we discuss why needed new strategies for performance testing in Cloud Computing and creation of new benchmarks. From this study we conclude that the performance testing and evaluation should be performed using new models testing, which are created according to Cloud Computing characteristics and metrics. Keywords : Cloud computing, characteristics, performance, testing, benchmarks, strategy. GJCST-B Classification: C.2.1 AnalysisandStrategyforthePerformanceTestinginCloudComputing Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: