Cloud4QA™
Timely availability of properly configured IT infrastructure is essential for efficient and smooth operation of an enterprise’s QA organization. The typically static nature of enterprise IT presents many challenges to dynamic processes such as application testing. The frequency of application build-refresh cycles is rarely predictable; as refresh cycles peak, testing environments become scarce and a backlog of testing jobs accumulates.
Similar to electric power generation, which transitioned from independent, local manufacturers to a unified power grid, cloud computing is transforming today’s IT by offering a unified, on demand IT infrastructure. Cloud is the perfect solution to key infrastructure challenges involving application testing. It also presents numerous challenges:
- Data Security: Running instances of an application on public clouds outside your firewall can compromise the security of your enterprise data.
- Bandwidth: Bandwidth limitations between the enterprise intranet and a cloud provider can often become a prohibitive factor when deploying multiple instances of data-intensive applications.
- Limited Application: It is important to understand and take into account the virtual nature of IT resources in the cloud. Cloud infrastructure is rarely depictive of the production environment, making it impossible to adequately perform load and stress tests.
Grid Dynamics’ solution for application testing in the cloud combines our field experience with best of breed software and infrastructure offerings. We help your organization leverage the benefits of a cloud infrastructure, while carefully addressing the challenges and minimizing the risks. Our experts will:
- 1. Examine your existing application testing and environment configuration practices.
- 2. Leverage our deep expertise and reference architecture documentation to provide a solution that will address key challenges and risks relevant to your organization.
- 3. If necessary, propose appropriate combination of software and cloud vendor offerings.
- 4. Initiate and execute a proof of concept (POC) project, providing you with key data points required to evaluate investment in an enterprise wide roll out.
- 5. Assist you with production and offer post implementation support.
If you are interested in migrating your application testing infrastructure to the cloud, please download our Cloud4QA™ resource kit or contact us directly.
Webinar: Application Testing on Public Clouds
Cloud4QA™ Resources Kit
Please register to get instant access to our Cloud4QA resource kit, including:
- Whitepaper: Application Testing on Public Clouds
- Webinar Recording
- Cloud4QA Methodology presentation
- $100 in GoGrid credit