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"You can't improve what you don't measure" - this saying is rightfully true for the world of software quality assurance. Quality Assurance (QA) metrics are used to estimate the progress and outcome of test results. Through metrics, it is easy to track the status of QA activities, measure team efficiency, and optimize processes.

In the construction industry, smoke testing helps to check water pipelines for leakage and other underlying issues. This practice has evolved over time though. In the tech hardware industry, these tests help to check the quality of hardware boards. In the software industry, smoke testing plays a crucial role in software development and quality assurance.

The healthcare industry is growing expeditiously as healthcare practitioners are looking for ways to improve patient care and give them easy access to care options while reducing the overall cost of maintaining the infrastructure. Fortunately, digital technology has made it easier for healthcare specialists and patients to communicate with each other. Virtual care and remote medicine are breaking down the barriers that would previously prevent patients from accessing doctors and other healthcare options.

Today, APIs have grown large in numbers and have become a necessary part of software development. It is, therefore, crucial to adopt an extensive API testing strategy to ensure that the application interacts well with all APIs.

In today’s world, the customer is the king. In fact, surveys reveal that good customer service turned 86% of one-time customers into long-term brand advocates, while 65% switched to a competitor because of a poor experience. There’s no place for missed deadlines, lost information, or long waiting times in businesses of all industries and sizes.

There was a time when companies were hesitant to deploy automation as they feared venturing into something they didn’t fully understand. But now, automation technology has become the norm, and hyperautomation is enabling businesses to change their ways to a more people-centric approach.

Blockchain is not only a rapidly evolving technology but also a complex innovation that is now getting heavily integrated with different systems and being utilized extensively. It is used most primarily for cryptocurrency transactions.

What are the major challenges of software testing automation and how will this innovative approach resolve them? This expert series covers an overview of AI techniques used to power software test automation.

The cybersecurity landscape has seen remarkable changes in 2020 with the surge in remote work. Organizations have clambered to set up remote work environments, and implement two-step authentication to ensure network security. The rapid surge in digital footprint has also resulted in a sharp rise in cybersecurity threats. According to International Data Corporation, barring major breaches, average small to medium size businesses are now likely to face costs amounting to almost 1.3 million dollars per year for cyber security-related incidents.