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Software Engineering is an exciting place to be these days. DevOps, Agile and Continuous Delivery are all buzzwords that represent a new order in software development - efficient, fast paced and highly collaborative organizational models. Quality Assurance is also an exciting

The 2018-19 edition of the World Quality Report contains comprehensive research on the key trends shaping quality assurance and testing. The report examines the operational benefits realized by QA teams from their use of test automation tools. Based on a

Test Data Generation (TDG) is the perfect companion technology for test automation. By their nature, test automation tools require that test data be provisioned at high velocity. With TDG, provisioning speed is not a problem because test data can be generated instantly when the automated tests run. With the help of TDG, realizing the full benefit of continuous testing can be a very achievable goal. However, transitioning from traditional test data provisioning to TDG can be perplexing. For many QA professionals, it’s something of a “where do I begin” dilemma. And it’s a classic change management challenge to overcome. Change is always difficult and the inertia of current practices can be hard to break. One of the principles of successful change management is to identify quick wins that establish early success and reinforce the team’s commitment to a new direction. Quick wins combine achievable outcomes and measurable benefits with the use of best practices that can be used and expanded over time. Selecting quick wins for TDG deployment should be guided by your test automation deployment. Which tests you choose to automate first will have a profound effect on productivity gains. Because some categories of testing provide greater ROI than others in terms of time and cost savings, it’s best to identify areas of testing where automaton and test data generation will have the greatest impact.

Seems like every QA organization is implementing test automation to make their transition to continuous testing. Continuous delivery (CD) is the “new normal” for software development and CD all but mandates the use of automation tools to replace manual testing processes. A survey of more than 1600 QA professionals in 60 countries conducted by QA Intelligence (commissioned by PractiTest) found that 85% of test organizations have introduced test automation into their operation in an effort to replace manual testing.

Digital transactions between organizations and institutions require data interface standards to communicate effectively - whether they are commercial, medical, financial, educational, or governmental in nature. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the principle standard that ensures all connected systems speak the

The dominos are falling. As software development evolves to fully embrace strategies for increasing the speed of development, a sequence of events has been set in motion. Faster release cycles are driving market demand for test automation tools that need test