Getting testing right in a Continuous Integration pipeline is a critical part of software development at web scale. For many companies, it's a challenge, particularly with automated performance testing. It's not for lack of effort. Many companies can't seem to realize the full value of their efforts. The reasons are many. Some testing efforts merely reinvent the wheel. Others are conducted randomly with no apparent intention other than just for the sake of execution. Ensuring the testing is both appropriate and aimed at meeting the business requirement(s) is a distant afterthought.
It doesn't have to be this way.