Testing in the Cloud: Exploring the Practice

As applications and services migrate to the cloud, testing will follow the same trend. Therefore, organizations must understand the dynamics of cloud-based testing. This article presents interviews with eight organizations that use cloud computing. The results suggest that cloud computing can make t...

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Published in:IEEE software 2012-03, Vol.29 (2), p.46-51
Main Authors: Riungu-Kalliosaari, L., Taipale, O., Smolander, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Automation
Cloud computing
cloud-based testing
Costs
Customer services
Information management
R&D
Research & development
Servers
Software engineering
Software services
Startups
Studies
Testing
testing in the cloud
Web and internet services
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Summary:As applications and services migrate to the cloud, testing will follow the same trend. Therefore, organizations must understand the dynamics of cloud-based testing. This article presents interviews with eight organizations that use cloud computing. The results suggest that cloud computing can make testing faster and enhance the delivery of testing services. Cloud computing also highlights important aspects of testing that require attention, such as integration and interoperability. This article includes a Web extra that provides additional references for further study.
ISSN:0740-7459
1937-4194
DOI:10.1109/MS.2011.132