Leveraging the cloud for on-demand test services
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On demand testing or Testing as a Service (TaaS) offers a pay-per-use method to augment the more traditional QA activities. To enable many of these on demand services requires tools and environment that are charged on a pay-per-use basis, and these are typically available through use of the cloud. In this session we will discuss some of the ways we have changed the cost model and approach to testing to be more responsive and cost effective. We will cover how large scale performance tests can easily be run from the cloud, as well as the use of SaaS tools for test management, security testing and code quality. We will look at how the cloud can help to manage the multitude of mobile devices that need to be tested.
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SQS – the world‘s leading specialist in software quality
Please copy a slide with a suitable picture from the file „Title Slides_EN.pptx“ (change to presentation mode to download)
and paste it here. If necessary, apply the correct formatting by right-clicking and choosing “Layout Title Slide“.
Gordon Flower – Head of On-Demand test services
Leveraging the cloud for On Demand test services
SQS – Software Quality Systems
Agenda
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Challenges
• Tools• People
What is on demand
• Pay per use
Use of the cloud
• SaaS, Amazon AWS, Azure
Examples of cloud engagement
• Performance/automation/regression
Agenda
The Challenges for testingTools
License costs - €€€
Setup/ configure/ maintain €
€
Infrastructure - €€
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The challenges for testing
Tools
The Challenges for testingPeople
Experience
Peaks and troughs
Office space
Specialist skills
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The Challenges for testing
People
What is On-Demand test service
It’s a service model
• You do not get a specific person
It’s conducted off-site
• Generally short term engagements
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What is On-demand testing
Cost is based on different factors
• Service levels – response times / SLAs• Complexity of application• Codebase size• Number of requirements / test cases• Maximum concurrent load
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Pay per use method
Traditional
• On Site• Start date and duration• Pay while waiting for environments• Pay while issues are being fixed• A person is assigned
On Demand
• Off site• Start date and effort• Pay while actively engaged• Schedule next test execution• A service is provided
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Traditional model vs On-demand model
On Demand services
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On Demand services
Application performanc
e monitoring
Code review
Application security testing
Functional testing
Mobile testing
Requirements
validation
Test automatio
n
Performance testing
On Demand services
Use of Cloud tools
SaaS
Templates
OS provision
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Use of cloud tools
How the cloud enables On Demand
Cost
Accessible / Security
Setup time
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How the cloud enables on demand
Internal
• On Site culture• Management of resources• Documentation for each account
Client
• On site culture• Remote access to System under test• Security• Belief in quality of product
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Challenges in change
Example test engagement
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Example test engagement
Cloud Enables on demand testing
• Fast tool set up• Lower infrastructure costs• Efficient license models• Flexible resource allocation• More cost effective test resources (people and tools)
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Summary
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SQS Software Quality Systems30 North Wall QuayDublin 1Ireland Phone: 01-6709916Fax: 01-6709917http://www.sqs.com
Thank you for your attention.
Gordon FlowerHead of on demand test service IrelandPhone: +44 (0)75 807 99909Mobile: +44 (0)28 90 [email protected]
