Software Quality Assurance Testing Guide Tips And Practices

Continuous Testing The DevOps and Agile based culture of software development has led to faster builds, quick validation and delivery, instant feedback loops, cost savings, and holding onto the competitive edge. This culture has brought in components like Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) to address the industry need for developing and delivering better quality software at a faster rate. In fact, CI/CD is fast becoming the industry standard for software development as opposed to the traditional waterfall model. The digitaltransformation initiatives embraced by businesses to reach out to their target customers effectively have brought the quality of a product to the centre stage. Earlier, it was majorly about the quantity of a product to be gobbled up by voracious customers who wanted an online experience. This mentality has undergone a change as of today. As customers have developed an appetite for quality software that works seamlessly without any...

DevOps Testing The realization that adherence to quality is not a one off affair but the essential requisite for businesses to earn customers trust is driving companies to adopt the DevOps approach. It is a move over Agile and includes elements like Continuous Integration/Delivery. DevOps QA requires the Development, Testing, and Operations teams to collaborate seamlessly to offer quality products and services to the end customer. It is no longer confined to the SDLC phase alone but goes beyond by creating a total quality culture. It is the culture that ensures the quality of products or services to be upheld during the entire product lifecycle. The DevOps testing strategy helps in better and quicker identification of glitches and improves the rate of deployment. It entails the simplification of process workflows in departments, improving intra department/process communication, and creating a common objective. However, for DevOps to work to its full potential, it should be...

DevSecOps   Businesses are adopting the DevOps approach as the be all and end all methodology to deliver an intuitive and robust customer experience throughout the product lifecycle. While going about this, the Development and Operations teams use automated processes and tools to sustain the Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipeline. This way, disparate teams manage to collaborate and tackle critical issues including having a better control over the product release cycle and delivering quicker updates. Along with implementing DevOps from the CI/CD perspective, there is a rising concern about the security of software applications. This has come about due to increased incidences of security threats resulting in the loss of sensitive personal and business information. As a consequence, businesses often face regulatory censure or penalties and a loss of trust in the market. No wonder, IT thinktanks have understood the need to incorporate security a...

DevSecOps, Security testing   If DevOps is about producing quality applications quickly and ensuring their upkeep throughout the product lifecycle, then DevSecOps is about securing the application from cyber threats. It is about integrating the security aspect into the DevOps workflow while ensuring transparency, agility, and speed. The entire DevOps paradigm is based on the following three pillars: ·          Establishing the CI/CD pipeline & letting the codes pass through it. ·          The test automation tools to ensure the functioning of CI/CD. ·          The pipeline environment. Key challenges in delivering DevSecOps ·          Although DevOps has been adopted by the stakeholders as something that brings value for money, security has still not been accorded the same priority. ·  ...