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What a year! From API and mobile test automation to agile and DevOps, 2019 saw momentous changes in software testing. And don’t expect things to wind down in the new year. In fact, this year’s software testing market trends only predict bigger and brighter things to come. Is 2020 the beginning of a new decade - or a new era in software testing?

Workflow automation is the process of automating the flow of data in business operations, reducing overall costs and human efforts. Automating workflows is beneficial for software companies in many industries, but there are certain business operations that must be considered when testing automated workflows for legal applications.

In today's fast growing business market, where customer experience is a top priority, you can't wait until the end for your product’s performance testing results. You need to have performance engineering methodologies in place so that you can implement recommendations and best practices in the early stages of product development.

When your financial institution releases a new banking application, you want everything to go right. You want the customer user experience super simple and as seamless as a habit. You want to see an increase in customer use of your application. And, you want to see more likes on social media, more five-star online reviews, more positive press about your brand across every media platform. Most importantly, you want to maintain the trust of your customer - by continuing to protect their PII from cyberattacks and data leaks while providing a product that is consistently reliant. So, why would you chance launching without a thorough and reliable QA testing process?

Salesforce has introduced the Lighting Web Component as a lightweight framework. Lightning Web Component or LWC is the latest lightweight framework built on web standards. Since Salesforce is a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to creating open web standards, it encourages the development of web standards on the Lightning platform. Our expert engineers have put together a quick guide to testing Lightning Web Components.

There are few industries that have the same level of regulations that the finance domain must adhere to, and launching successful financial applications with little to no errors that are also compliant with these standards is a prominent challenge among banking and financial services software providers.

The demand for faster internet over cellular networks has led telecommunication companies to the creation of the 5G cellular network. Constant innovation is driving cellular companies to continuously adjust their approach to Big Data in order to provide faster cellular connectivity to their customers. How will the 5G network impact the software development life cycle? Our expert engineers have put together a quick guide to 5G networks and how the SDLC will be impacted.

Cyber threats and security are finally being seriously addressed due to the volume and intensity of attacks this year. With the continuously changing threats, it’s important to proactively adhere to preventive approaches.

Gone are the days of having to get in the car, drive to your local bank branch, and wait in line for an open teller before getting down to business. Much to the delight of millennials and Gen Z, today you can handle basically every finance-related task online-either through your bank’s online portal, or with their mobile app.