You might have noticed a lot of commentary about Cloud Computing recently on this blog, and it is not a coincidence. In our conversations with analysts, peers and of course customers in the field, we are frequently asked about how this approach can add value to the testing and virtualization practices we support.
We have just put out an iTKO whitepaper on this topic, titled "Demystifying Cloud-Based Testing and the Related Benefits." The PDF is free to download.
There are many hard lessons and new techniques learned from industry-wide attempts to decouple and flexibly assemble enterprise software around key business processes. In order to reduce risk as we move into Cloud environments, we need systematic testing that gets around the roadblocks of inaccessibility and unexpected costs. We need to make use of automation and virtualization of the extended environment as much as possible. Cloud-based services need to be governed and validated as part of a continuous business process.
At this stage of the Cloud's development, there are many vendors and service providers that can contribute value to a comprehensive deployment and development environment solution. This short paper does not seek to recommend a comprehensive solution set, rather it focuses on gaining value within the software testing lifecycle. It outlines the key challenges and the top 4 strategies in play - first steps for virtualizing and testing distributed assets in the Cloud. We hope you find the information useful, and invite your feedback.
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