[Verse 1]
When your Kafka cluster's running tight
Producer perf test shows the light
Throughput numbers tell the tale
Will your messaging system scale
FIPS encryption's got a cost
Without benchmarks you'll be lost
[Chorus]
Test the load, watch it grow
CPU and memory show
Latency from end to end
On these metrics you depend
FIPS versus standard flow
Measure twice before you go
[Verse 2]
Consumer perf test pulls it down
Cross-cluster lag can bring you down
Replication times reveal the strain
When messages cross the domain
TLS with FIPS compliance tight
Quantify the delta right
[Chorus]
Test the load, watch it grow
CPU and memory show
Latency from end to end
On these metrics you depend
FIPS versus standard flow
Measure twice before you go
[Verse 3]
Kubernetes pods under stress
Network I/O more or less
Resource limits hit the wall
Memory spikes before the fall
Monitor each container's need
Performance testing takes the lead
[Bridge]
K6 scripts and Locust swarms
Custom generators transform
Load testing tells the story true
What your infrastructure can do
Defense systems need the best
Put your platform to the test
[Chorus]
Test the load, watch it grow
CPU and memory show
Latency from end to end
On these metrics you depend
FIPS versus standard flow
Measure twice before you go
[Outro]
Benchmarks guide your scaling plan
Know your limits, understand
Performance testing shows the way
For systems built to save the day