QA transformation

  With digitization and automation becoming the leitmotif of our existence, the quality of software that is at the core of everything and drives the big digital ecosystem need s to be at a top-notch level. Business enterprises have realized that software quality assurance is a specialized service, which should be done by experts. And with competition and changing customer preferences dictating the adoption of technologies and process methodologies (waterfall, agile, and DevOps), the role of software testing services has grown manifold. No matter what the type of software an enterprise is developing - mobile-based applications, IoT-based applications, medical device software, or web applications, quality is critical for their smooth and accurate performance. A software testing company having the resources (a testing center of excellence and a software testing lab, among others) can deliver digital assurance for software applications in an omnichannel environment.   As en...

  In the connected and rapidly changing world of today, business enterprises need to employ technologies to stay ahead of the competitive curve. They need to reach out to their customers and if possible, work towards exceeding their expectations. Furthermore, business processes need to be made streamlined, agile, and responsive to cater to every emerging business need and to meet the overall objectives. With data and information being generated across verticals and geographies, business enterprises should have the ability to process them in real-time and offer crucial insights for decision making . Spreading the digital footprint using interactive websites, mobility solutions, and other digital assets, businesses can ensure remote connectivity, distributed working, higher productivity and efficiency, optimization of costs, and higher profitability. And to achieve the same, enterprise process automation should be made an integral part of the workflow. As per Global Market Insights,...

  Healthcare per se involves the usage of medical devices for diagnosis and treatment. They are critical to saving lives and need to function at their best to deliver accurate results on a consistent basis. Imagine an ICU unit where patients’ life parameters are monitored every second by medical devices and decisions are taken to administer the dosage of medicine s based on such devices. Should the software within these devices malfunction or contain glitches, the result could be catastrophic. So, it is important that the manufacturers of medical devices follow stringent testing guidelines and practices for verification and validation to ensure reliability and quality of devices. On the one hand, the manufacturing processes of medical devices need to comply with many regulations; on the other hand, the end users expect the best performance, on the whole. This calls for conducting stringent medical device software testing all across the development cycle - from planning, designing...

  The growing specter of cybercrime has made enterprises, not to speak of law enforcement agencies, sit up and take a hard look at their cybersecurity testing measures. According to statistics on data breaches, the damage accrued to organizations due to cybercrime is likely to touch a whopping figure of $6 trillion annually by 2021. Also, the World Economic Forum states that cyberattacks are ranked first when it is about the risks caused by humans. And by 2021, cybercrime is projected to cost the world a whopping $11.4 million every minute (Source: Cybersecurity Ventures). These alarming statistics are testimony to the need for employing application security testing services by business enterprises across domains and geographies. In other words, if maintaining an in-house software security apparatus is a costly proposition for small and medium scale organizations, it is better to choose a vendor for application security testing . However, the million-dollar question is how to choos...

  The maintenance of quality on a continuous basis should drive the development of all agile-based software applications. And to achieve the same, the integration of test automation tools in the SDLC becomes necessary. In an ever-changing market where customer preferences vary from brand to brand and are mostly underpinned by the quality of the software product, business enterprises need to support continuous testing and delivery. Functional testing through automation, when performed continuously in a development environment, can ensure the performance of the application as per the specifications. So, why does functional testing need to be automated? Let us find out in the below-mentioned segments. What is functional testing and why does it need to be automated? Functional testing helps to verify whether the software application scheduled for delivery is able to perform all functions and meets the specifications. In other words, it checks if each functional element of the software ...

  For business enterprises, formulating a robust digital transformation strategy is the key to remaining competitive. It helps them to achieve operational excellence, minimize risks, enhance productivity and efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver superior user experiences, among others. However, implementing enterprise digital transformation is not an easy job, for it calls for proper planning in reshaping the company’s business model , and other aspects . The main challenge lies in integrating and leveraging new digital technologies and overhauling the business models and processes. If statistics are to be believed, then global spending on digital transformation by 2024 is expected to reach a whopping 2.4 trillion dollars (Source: Statista). In fact, COVID-19 seems to have accelerated the pace of digital transformation with companies, in order to keep their operations running, investing to enable r emote working. The question today is not when enterprises need to prioritize digita...

  The customers of today do not only want top-of-the-line software applications to have the latest features and functionalities, but they also want them to perform smoothly in an omnichannel environment. This means updating the software applications continuously a la Agile and DevOps at breakneck speeds so that they remain compliant with the latest industry and regulatory standards and compatible with most devices, browsers, operating systems, and networks. This calls for the implementation of test automation across the SDLC. It helps to ensure the software applications embrace any code changes in their development lifecycle, including the addition of new features and functionalities. However, this process can be fraught with challenges as changes to any part of the software code can impact other parts of the code. For instance, a bid to add a new camera feature to a smartphone can cause other features to malfunction. To address such challenges, testers go for automated regression ...

  In the competitive global business landscape, enterprises have to grapple with twin challenges: changing trends in technology and customer behavior. The demand is to deliver quality software applications quickly and update them on a continuous basis. However, with the agile methodology of development, there used to be a mismatch between what development and operations could offer to the end-users in terms of quality products and services. A need was felt to enhance the capabilities of business enterprises to bring about fast-paced product development, quick delivery of applications, and timely marketing them to the target audience.   DevOps is one step ahead of Agile and involves the operations environment being in sync with development. DevOps implementation can be said to be a one-stop solution for every challenge or requirement mentioned above. It envisions the integration of processes, cultural practices, people, and tools to enhance functional abilities. Going by s...