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THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING FOR CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE IS HEAVILY UNDERESTIMATED
by René Ceelen, on March 25, 2021
More and more businesses are moving away from the Industrial Age of IT and
entering the Information Age by transitioning to the cloud. Does a new era mean
that testing is becoming less important? Or is testing evolving, too?
For the cloud, software must meet two criteria, answering the following
questions in the affirmative: does it work, and can I easily use it?
As companies transition to the cloud, they are looking for more efficiency, more
agile management, and improved availability access to their systems at all
times. They may also be looking to transition away from having to manage the
constant updates and upgrades that software requires. After all, when they
migrate to the cloud, they pass on the effort to update all new software
releases to a managed services provider. Managed services perform this
remotely—the customer does not have to do anything. They can assume that the
releases are properly tested and that they are waterproof and delivered
flawlessly.
But what about the applications and software running in those cloud-based
systems? Do they still work and can I work with it remains a concern.
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DOES IT WORK? CAN I WORK WITH IT?
The answer to the first question (does it work?) should be guaranteed by the
software supplier. All software should work as intended, both technically and
functionally. The responsibility for that aspect of software quality does not
change at all. But whether or not you can work with the software is up to you,
the end customer.
The testing of new software is, therefore, no less important with cloud-based
software. It may seem less important because the installation is organized
differently, but the question of who is responsible for the testing activities
remains relevant and topical.
Assuming everyone within an organization complies with the supplier's guidelines
and best practices, there should be no issues with the interface through the
cloud. You will see such implementations actually succeed, provided that these
conditions are met. However, each organization has its own DNA, variations, and
competencies, which means that these guidelines are never fully aligned.
And then we haven't even talked about the interfaces between two different cloud
services suppliers, which do not always have standardized arrangements. Checking
whether the new software works and if you can do your job with it, therefore,
remains crucial.
THE PRICE TAG OF FAILED PROJECTS
Not testing a new system or update can cost a lot of money if something goes
wrong in a product system. The CISQ (Consortium for Information & Software
Quality) estimated last year that the damage of failed IT projects in the U.S.
in 2020 had cost businesses about $260 billion. Similarly, software problems
related to legacy systems cost an estimated $520 billion, and software errors in
operational systems cost an estimated $1.56 trillion.
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aspects come into play. Think of security controls, data integrity risks,
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established in underlying SLAs, but will have to be critically assessed at
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specialized party. Testing is necessary to continue guaranteeing safety.
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easily analyze and report, providing an overview and insight into where there is
still work to be done or where improvements can be made. In this way,
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quality—that is what TestMonitor stands for after all.
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