Ed Wagner (10/22/2016)
I'm a bit puzzled by the "if you really, really need to performance test" part. Who doesn't do performance tests before releasing something to production? It's a part of the development process.
You may believe that. I certainly believe that.
There are many producing software nowadays who absolutely will not accept it. "If it works Ok on 20 rows in dev, it must be a server problem". I've worked with, and implemented software by, shedloads of them. Where a logo goes, or how big it is though ... that's a BIG ISSUE.
I'm a DBA.
I'm not paid to solve problems. I'm paid to prevent them.