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Basic DevOps Principles and Its Best Practices

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The term DevOps is a fascinating word in itself which technically depicts the merger of Development and Operations. Although DevOps has been set up in the form of tools and practices it is not all about how these two aspects function. But rather it is about how people handle and turn those tools to effective for IT environment management . DevOps aims to create a better flow of communication between the developers and the testers. DevOps follows a certain set of specific principles which is helping hand in keeping the practices in the line of the business needs. Those specific principles are: Principle of Flow This principle aims at defining the process in a systematic pattern and that all the issues and suggestion should be addressed timely to immediate superior in order to maintain a good and well-understood flow of communication. Principle of Feedback The application and services are run on testing basis i.e BETA version. Here, it is very important that the u...

Adhere To The 4 Guidelines For Effective Beta Testing

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The software or product you have been working on is finally ready and even if it has been made using the best possible technology and help of experts, yet there still remains one step which decides the situation of the product in the market i.e Beta Testing. The users are allowed to use the product or service on a trial basis to test if there are any flaws or any features left out in it.  The way in which the user access the software allows the developers to understand which features are important for the software and which are not. The process of user testing is decided under the IT test environment management and the team with the help of a planned strategy executes the Beta testing. But an effective testing will take place only if you adhere to the following guideline. Experienced End-User Don’t just go for any end-user, you ought to be careful who you are selecting for your testing process. If the group of people has no idea about the software you will neve...

Step By Step Guide To Clean Polluted Test Environment

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Creating test environment helps the managers and employees keep track of all the activities. Divisions are created with a head assigned to each and depending on the requirements of the test environment management automation tools might also be allocated.But after creating the test environment the job is not over yet.  It might sound easy and neat but with changing teams, there are changes in the system as well. This would end up in a mess, so it is important to clean-up on time. A detailed guide will help you to restructure your test environment effectively. Follow the below steps to achieve effective results. Step 1: Inventory Creation The startup of this process is knowing how many test environments are functioning in the organization. Draft all the active environments in form of inventory using specific tools instead of keeping a track by updating the excel sheet. Check how often they are updated and regularly track request for a new environment. Step ...

4 Ways To Stimulate The Challenges in Automation Testing

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The Automation Testing speed up the process of test management. Thus, IT test environment management yields the best benefits from this process. It allows testing the teamwork, smoke test and various other environments functioning are monitored. But when do we see the effective results of such automation tools? Only with the right procedure and the right tools, there is a possibility that your test management will go successfully. It is not the art of fixing a jigsaw puzzle, hence automation testing comes with few hurdles. Here are  some of the basic challenges and tips to resolve them. Automation Criteria It is really not possible that you can automate every activity. For example, compatibility, user interface, or recovery these are some of the areas that require manual testing. Make sure that you apply automation testing to those areas which are extremely important, otherwise it will only be a waste of time. Usually, test automation is app...

Brief Guide To Hire Test Environment Manager

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A Test Environment Manager has an essential errand of averting clashes and crashes between various gatherings looking for access to restricted assets. It is essential to locate the fitting competitor with the correct blend of specialized aptitude and relationship building abilities as the privilege employing decision for test environment manager will bring about fewer impacts, more proficient use of assets, and more noteworthy profitability. It is no embellishment to state that enlisting the correct Test Environment Manager will enable you to get more an incentive over your whole programming association of test environment management . This is what we would list if we were as of now looking for the correct possibility for a test domain chief position: Looking for a qualified specialized supervisor to organize test environments for numerous application improvement gatherings. Test situations for both separated subsystems and end-to-end environments are arranged to utilize...

4 Techniques To Efficiently Put Test Data Management Into Practice

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Test Data Management is a process where methodologies, planning and processing techniques to test an application is stored duly. This allows the test developers to regularly check the functioning of the application by having all of their data, files, and policies stored at one place. It tests the accuracy of the application based on which improvements and correction are made in the codes. If done properly the test management process can heal the application or enhance its capability in a better way. Now the question arises how can this process be made effective for your application? Some tips and techniques every application developer should know about are : Exploring The Test Data Data of various applications are present in various formats, systems, and software. Every time when we need to make a change it requires us to hunt for the right code in the right format. Sounds tedious and time-consuming, right? The test management technique here gives you the facili...

Finest Test Data Management Tools for the IT Companies

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It is very necessary to maintain a good IT Test Environment Management to have a qualitative result at the end of the testing process. The test environment is the place where we can do numerous experiments and figure out new and quick ways leading to better software testing. If any of those experiments have an adverse effect on the testing process then we can make sure that in the final testing those mistakes are not repeated and the errors are already fixed before the testing process begins. An IT test environment management will serve different projects catering different development skills and will require different types of technical and non-technical requirements to be set up for having a quick testing process. It is very important to gather all the test data to verify the testing process from all scenarios. The following tools will help you with the test data management of your company. LISA Solutions LISA solutions is an excellent tool used for testing...

Best Practices for Test Management

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The importance of testing in IT industry is increasing day by day with much new technologies and software coming into the market. An equal importance is being given today to both the development and the testing of the software. A proper test environment management must be maintained so that the testing of the software can result in zero bugs. Test Environment Management means managing and controlling the whole testing environment in order to conduct error-free testing. It includes the management of multiple components like hardware, software, databases, applications etc. There are some practices used by the IT companies to manage the test environment perfectly. These practices are as follows: Start the testing activities asap The big mistake done by the IT companies is that they start the testing activities after the whole product code is written and the software development is almost complete. The testing activities must start early in the software development life ...

Top Tools for IT Environment Management

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IT environment management tools are the new necessity for the IT companies in order to monitor their devices and systems in the most effective manner possible and to take immediate action when the tool reports any critical problem. These automated tools monitor the devices set up in the company environment as well as the infrastructure deployed on the cloud and eventually reduce the need for human labor to perform the same task. These tools are able to monitor different devices such as data centers, servers, hardware, and applications as well and are able to report to the administrator when any problem arises. There are many hybrid tools available in the market having different kind of features and limitations.  Let's have a look at the list of top tools available in the market: Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) SCOM is a monitoring and reporting tool that is used to check the status of different devices such as servers, operating systems, hard...

Multiple Advantages of JMeter: IT Environment Load Testing

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JMeter is a Java-based desktop application that is used to implement load testing, performance testing as well as functional testing of your web development application. By creating lots of virtual concurrent users to web servers, JMeter stimulates heavy load on a server. It’s an open source application which means you can download JMeter’s source code to initialize as well as modify it the way you want. Keeping its interface on first priority, it has become the most used IT test environment management tool across the globe. Using JMeter will fill you with some advantages which are mentioned below: Open Source JMeter is an open source programming. This implies it can be downloaded free of cost. It is likewise a 100% unadulterated Java application. The engineer can utilize its source code, can alter and modify it according to their prerequisite. They can likewise contribute their code to improve a JMeter.  Convenience The client can introduce and utilize JM...

4 Impeccable Test Environment Tools for DevOps

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DevOps is a procedure in an IT test environment management – an outlook – that requires a social movement in the way most firms work today. Actualizing DevOps as a major aspect of the way of tradition is helping companies to make a team of developers, task specialists, and QA and analyzers that team up over and above anyone's expectations previously. DevOps likewise improves and streamline the current procedures and work processes between gatherings. DevOps isn't simply one more instrument in-the-case. So, on the grounds that DevOps is based over Agile and takes after a Similar Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC), every relevant tool is important for STLC can likewise be utilized for legitimate usage and working of DevOps. There are various types of open source tools and testing frameworks accessible for DevOps that assist organizations in the best possible execution of DevOps procedures. These systems help companies with their setup, combination, and conveyance ...

Things to be Taken Good Care In DevOps: Test Environment Management

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Well, in every test environment management , DevOps is one of the crucial parts which unifies software development and software operations. In a testing environment, the most simple path for DevOps is to identify an initial point. All you need is to select a certain project and utilize it as a testing program. Verify which part is up-to-date and which one isn’t. The section which isn’t working in the way it should, it is necessary for you to make frequent changes to make it run smoothly. But still, there are few thing which requires special attention in DevOps. Let’s take a close look at crucial DevOps component which actually needs serious care. Processes Before you apply any changes in any section of the test environment, make sure you verify which process will be affected and what will be the consequences of that process after changes. But this is not an exception, it’s better to study from the starting point regarding the purpose of those processes and then you will...

Top 5 Test Data Management Challenges Faced In Banking Sector

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Banking is one of that sector where everyday life is in a critical range. Keeping the data privacy and protection in mind, banking applications should be tested thoroughly. Searching the relevant as well as broad test data has always been a difficult task and under banking, the situation gets worse due to sensitive and complexity of data. Here, any wrong step can put customers lives in danger. Let’s get to the situation where banking sectors face severe challenges in test data management. Let’s get to the situation where banking sectors face severe challenges in Test Data Management . Requirements Of Data Compliances Banks are bounded by the government laws and their banking standards that are PCI and DSS (Payment Card Industry & Data Security Standard) to keep their customer data encrypted and safe. The process gets more complex when the security standards differ from country to country and are upgraded usually. However, as the increase of cyber attacks including d...