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API Testing – Stop Waiting and Start Testing ASAP!

We have all heard that testers must keep pace with developers to deliver software faster. However, most testers continue to test at the UI level – which is constantly changing, so testers have to wait, and that impacts the ability to meet business demands for faster software releases. It becomes a cycle that testers have a hard time escaping. Testers want to be able to test earlier, reduce risk, and identify defects sooner – all to satisfy the customer. API testing is the perfect way to supplement traditional UI testing, keep pace with development, and deliver better quality at scale!  API testing can help you test earlier, faster, and more efficiently! And now, we have the data to show you the benefits of API testing including how much time is spent on UI testing alone, how much (or should I say little) time is spend on unit and API testing, and how much coverage is achieved.  We will be premiering the results of our recent survey on API testing in a webinar with Paraso
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Is API Testing Worth it?

Well, if you want to reduce risk, increase coverage, and reduce defect leakage in your software the answer is a definitive and resounding YES! Over the past couple of decades, testers have largely been testing at the user interface (UI) level. The problem with this approach is the UI is constantly changing and must be stable before any testing can begin. If you have been following software development, you know that the trend is to release more quickly – waiting for a UI to be stable to be tested does not break any speed records, in fact this slows down the whole software engineering process. What if you could test earlier in the software engineering lifecycle with a stable interface? This would mean that you: • Test earlier in the lifecycle • Identify and remediate defects earlier • Reduce testing time and cost • Increase test coverage  If these benefits sound too good to be true check out our most recent research on API testing that shows how you can achieve better s
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World Quality Report 2016 – 2017 Launch Highlights

I had the opportunity to attend the launch of the 8 th annual World Quality Report 2016 -2017 (WQR) authored by Capgemini and Sogeti , in collaboration with HPE . You can download a complimentary copy of the WQR here  This annual undertaking by the three companies is a global survey of 1600 participants consisting of 44 questions. The result is an 80-page report that provides a baseline for testing and QA trends. The launch event featured WQR co-authors Mark Buenen, Vice President, Global Leader, Sogeti QA and Testing Practice, Netherlands and Govindarajan Muthukrishnan, Senior Vice President,   Financial Services Testing Leader, United Kingdom. The co-authors spoke eloquently for about 30 minutes each on highlights of the WQR.  Following are some of the highlights from Mark and Govind’s WQR launch presentation. Overview As organizations continue on the path of digital transformation, there is immense pressure on the QA organization to deliver custome
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We Want YOUR Opinion on Security Operations Automation

We are excited to launch a survey on one of the most topical IT agenda items – security operations automation. Security threats are a 24X7X365 concern for every single enterprise, regardless of size or type of business. Enterprises are worried about the business risk caused by un-remediated security vulnerabilities, compliance challenges, and configuration issues. We want to hear from you! How welcoming is your organization to hackers? Do IT operations professionals have enough information to remediate security vulnerabilities? Are IT security and IT operations working together? Are hackers “welcome” in your systems, infrastructure, and applications? We want to collect as much data as possible by September 25, 2016. So, take the voke Market Snapshot survey on security operations automation here . At the end of the survey you will have the opportunity to register for a complimentary copy of the report for your own personal use. Thank you in advance for your participation –
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Release Management - We Want YOUR Opinion

Releasing software, the last step to getting your software creation to your customers! Every team releases software differently, but everyone wants the release to be a success. So, regardless of how you release, how frequently you release, or how much you know about what you are releasing – we want your opinion! voke , the analyst firm focused on the edge of innovation, is conducting research on the topic of release management. We are looking for people exactly like you to share your opinion on software release management.  Please help out by letting us know what you think. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Click here to share your story on release management. t
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New Service Virtualization Research

voke is excited to share the results of our second and most recent research on service virtualization – the voke Market Snapshot TM  Report: Service Virtualization . The latest research was announced on January 22, 2015. This most recent data was collected from over 500 participants from August – October 2014. Survey participants told us how they are using service virtualization, why they adopted it, their general thoughts about service virtualization, the challenges they face with service virtualization, and the benefits of service virtualization.  This research shows that service virtualization is no longer a nascent technology with a practitioner following. Service virtualization is now a proven technology with visibility at all levels of the organization. Change agents, C-level executives, and practitioners alike find value in the measurable and quick ROI service virtualization brings. Full ROI details achieved by participants provided in the report include: Reduced defect r
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Webinars, Summits, Awards, Conferences, Testing Like an Olympian, and More!

The analysts at voke are embarking on a busy time of year! Join voke founder, Theresa Lanowitz, on October 28, 2014 at 8:30AM Pacific / 11:30AM Eastern to discuss “ The Hidden Cost of Rework ”. Each and every software project has defects – that is just a fact. However, the longer the defect is ignored, the more expensive it is to remediate. Join Theresa Lanowitz of voke and Jon Jarboe of Coverity to learn how to identify defects earlier and reduce the cost of rework involved with every software project. Register here to learn about “The Hidden Cost of Rework”  Next up, voke founder, Theresa Lanowitz, will be the keynote presenter at the Cognizant Quality Engineering and Assurance Summit in Sydney, Australia! The theme of the event is “The Future of Quality: Challenge the Conventional Status Quo”. The event is Thursday, November 6. If you are in the ANZ region, register here .  Theresa’s keynote will discuss “Software Quality in the Sound Bite Era”. Join Theresa to
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