The 2020s are officially the decade of virtual events. The reasons why seem endless - event venue shutdowns due to COVID-19 mandates, social distancing protocols shifting in-person events, attendees leery about travel or large group gatherings-situations we never thought were possible back in 2019.
It doesn’t take long to form a habit. With a trigger within your QA environment and a reward waiting at the finish line, bad habits are just as easy to develop as good ones.
Consider the internet like Pandora's Box. The internet has become so powerful because of data and data about data.
For example, when you search the internet for something, you search for data about data. And a search proves to be useful only because someone preserved this information you were seeking somewhere over the internet. As technology advanced to support all this data, so too did the demand for big data applications.
Mobile testing is no longer optional. With mobile usage accounting for more than half of online traffic, millions of users see the phone as the end-all, be-all of web connectivity. That includes online browsing, internet gaming and mobile applications, such as your software product.
Human resource departments have advanced over the last few years - thanks to the robust HR tech solutions. And as HR technology revamps the way the HR departments function, so have the QA strategies that ensure its growth is in the right direction.
Startups are defined by speed and scrappiness. Think breakneck time to market, lean teams pushing the limit on what can be done in a day and releases that prioritize big, innovative leaps over more gradual, iterative perfection.
APIs bridge the communication gap between an application and third-party apps. If an API doesn’t work efficiently or effectively, it can negatively impact software quality and business processes.
It’s hard to argue against the need to test APIs. However, how to do API testing can quickly become a confusing process.
Fresh news stories about high-profile hackings or customer data breaches happen every week. And while no organization wants to be the subject of the next reputation-ruining headline, many business leaders still skip over cyber security best practices when interviewing, hiring and onboarding a new outsourced QA partner. How much will it cost? How fast can you make it happen? These QA questions take center stage over many concerns about security.
