You have 2 options — Choose traditional testing or go for Testing as a Service (TaaS).

With Traditional Testing, the team of testers works internally on every product release, identifies issues, goes back to the development team with the list of defects, and the dev team needs to fix the issues. And this is a do-die-repeat cycle for every release till all the defects get resolved.

Scalability to changing requirements is nil, and it’s slow with inefficiencies and delays. Conventional software testing also incurs high capital costs such as expenditure on hardware, software, and its maintenance, Hiring the right resources?

Applications are becoming too complex for the traditional testing methods. They are time-consuming and lack necessary new-age technological skill sets. With every organization embracing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies, CI/CD model, Agile and DevOps practices across all domains, the push for high-quality product releases through rapid release cycles are at an all-time high.

The solution — You need Testing as a Service (TaaS) — also known as an On-Demand testing service — to help you scale with agility and overcome the typical traditional testing bottlenecks.

So what exactly is TaaS?

Testing as a Service is a supplement to traditional testing that allows the test team to focus on higher-value activities like defect resolution, quality analysis, etc. It creates test cases and test scripts and keeps them up-to-date.

As the demand for quality assurance and testing automation increased exponentially, TaaS has garnered attention in the software testing world and is being used with more enthusiasm than before, as the underlying AI systems are being increasingly validated by the industry.

How is it different from Traditional Testing?

Traditional Testing TaaS Focus of testing Focus is to find a defect Focus is to prevent a defect

Scaling to new changesAdaptability to changing requirements in low Can scale as per the changing demand/requirements

Availability Testing plans are pre-decided 24*7

Cost High cost due to the need of skilled testers and infrastructure. Up-front investments and maintenance costsPay only for what you use

Test Environment Need to manually create the test environmentsAvailable on demand

Testing Artifacts Manually created The platform will help in generating artifacts and dashboards

Test Management Software License requiredIt’s part of the service, can be easily configured to use your existing test-management products

Use of newer tools and technologies Using newer tools in-house needs significant investment, steep learning curve, lack of skilled resources Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) powered intelligent automation tools are available on demand and instantly — with no learning curve

Ability to learn Follows rules to automate the tasks that has no variations, is restricted to repetitive tasks Learns and adapts to data in real-time with the AI self-healing capability .

On-demand testing is suitable when your team is in any of these testing scenarios:

  • You have dynamic and scalable testing needs
  • You need end-to-end testing services with the latest tools and technologies like Intelligent Test Automation and Machine Learning to deliver high-quality results
  • You need to save enormous amounts of time in diagnosing and Defect Triaging
  • You need only a fragment of testing to be done on your applications
  • You have complex application infrastructure requirements like cross browser, cross device testing
  • You need niche testing skills with a quick turnaround

The Perks of embracing on-demand services

In today’s digitally empowered world, your business depends on your customer’s experience. One bad experience and it can turn off the customer from your application and you could lose — your customer, your reputation, your credibility — literally everything is at stake! To provide a great customer experience, you need a high-quality defect free product that encompasses everything that a customer needs.

You can’t have a perfect defect-free application that loads at a snail’s pace. You would still lose out on your customer! You need to cover it all — not just the functionality aspect, but also non-functional aspects like load, performance, and security. And that’s how high the testing standards need to be to ensure end-to-end testing that gives a superior customer experience!!

According to Cognizant’s report, the primary reason cited for optimization was to improve product quality, and the primary means to achieve optimization was to partner with an independent testing service provider.

TaaS Benefits include:

  • 6 times faster to set up. 6 times faster to run and heal
  • Reduced costs — You don’t need to host the infrastructure or pay personnel.
  • Pay as you go pricing — You pay for only what you use.
  • High availability — TaaS providers typically offer 24/7 service.
  • High flexibility — High scalability based on the changing demands.
  • Less-biased testers — A third party with limited knowledge of the product or company is performing the test. In-house employees do not influence the test.
  • Data integrity — The vendor sanitizes test data and performs tests in closed environments.
  • Scalability — TaaS offerings can be adjusted to suit the size of the company.

With on-demand access to tools, technologies, and test environments and frameworks, the benefits outweigh the challenges and the QA activities are optimized ensuring faster releases!

Looking for a Smart TaaS Provider?

Webomates is one such innovation-led and insight-driven TaaS provider. Its cloud-native platform helps teams overcome the complexities of testing applications built using advanced technologies and perform both functional and non-functional tests.

What do you get with Webomates TaaS?

Explore Speed, scalability, and predictability with Webomates Testing-as-a-service patented AI testing platform. With this platform, we are at the forefront of Intelligent Test Automation, and you get:

  • A self-service SaaS portal to test your application’s functionality
  • Test management suite
  • Catalog-based system to choose the type of testing service
  • On-demand automated testing lab
  • Real-time monitoring portal with actionable insights
  • Leverage patented AI-ML powered Defect Predictor tool that can help you identify defects
  • Detailed Test Analysis
  • Audit ready artifacts for your compliance approvals
  • Highly skilled and experienced testers with domain knowledge

Conclusion

There is no one-size-fits-all concept when it comes to testing applications. You need the next gen tools and technologies! You need skilled and experienced QA experts with domain knowledge! You need stringent quality standards to achieve desired business outcomes!

We have a suite of 14 AI tools for you! These tools are used in the entire life cycle right from test case estimation, test case generation, and test model generation to reduce the overall set up time from months to weeks and optimize application testing for quality and speed using Intelligent Automation.

If you are interested in learning more about Webomates CQ service please click here and schedule a demo, or reach out to us at info@webomates.com.

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