QASource Blog

In this newsletter, we will be discussing WebRTC technology, its testing approach, and how we can measure the performance of WebRTC-based applications providing unified real-time communication.

Technical debt is one of the biggest problems in software testing and quality assurance (QA). Left unchecked, this can hurt companies in the long run, affecting their most critical processes and lowering their return on investment (ROI). So, what is technical debt? How does it happen? And what can you do to manage and mitigate the problems associated with it?

The Agile testing environment creates strength in numbers. It aligns the talents and vision of your entire team to ensure the promise of your product becomes a market reality. Every stakeholder in your software development life cycle is involved from beginning to end. You can maintain an end-user focus through the development and analysis of daily builds using a cyclical, continuous integration model. The core of the Agile environment is the relationship between developers and testers. Each plays a vital role in what has traditionally been the other's exclusive domain. Developers participate in automated unit testing, for example, while testers are involved right from the initial sprint planning.

While companies rely on robotic process automation (RPA) using computer-coded rule-based software robots to automate repetitive activities like reading emails and documents, understanding speech and analyzing language, the growing complexity of organizational processes and spread of digitization has necessitated the implementation of AI to help robots resolve inconsistencies, perform cognitive tasks and resolve uncertainties.

You may have just moved your data warehouse to this amazing new solution called Snowflake. This platform is designed to allow data teams to store and use company data easily.

XaaS takes into consideration the number of products, tools, and technologies that vendors deliver to users as a service over the network. In this Technocast, check out how QASource can help you with XaaS testing.

According to a new report by Juniper Research, more than 33 billion records will be stolen by cybercriminals by 2023, which is an increase of 175% from 2018. The role of effective cybersecurity testing, hence, becomes even more important than ever. It protects all categories of data like sensitive data, personally identifiable information, protected health information, personal financial information, and intellectual property from theft and damage. Cyber threats can come from any level of your organization, so it becomes a must to educate your people about some common cyber threats like social engineering scams, phishing, ransomware attacks, and other attack vectors designed to steal intellectual property or personal data.

Developing a comprehensive test strategy means never having to ask, “Where do we begin?” It's important to understand the difference between test plan and test strategy while defining the role each plays in the software development lifecycle. While a test strategy defines your QA best practices, a test plan outlines how you will practically implement them toward getting a finished product to market.

Most modern software development teams already practice continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD). Check out this DevOps expert series on cloud-native CI/CD pipelines and learn its usefulness in detail.