{"id":1520,"date":"2016-07-22T09:17:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gallop.net\/blog\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:30:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T11:00:21","slug":"manage-your-test-environment-better-using-service-virtualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/manage-your-test-environment-better-using-service-virtualization\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage Your Test Environment Better Using Service Virtualization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Software solutions and applications cannot be developed in silos without considering the possible consumer \/ user environment. In the current consumer scenario, it is inevitable to consider all types of scenarios that might arise and pose a challenge for the software\/application to execute and operate effectively. It is imperative to break down the silos to build a cohesive and an all-inclusive environment for development. By offering an emulated environment, Service Virtualization (SV) makes this possible for the overall development process.<\/p>\n

Service Virtualization<\/a> is an inventive approach offering developers and testers the space to test their applications in a constantly evolving environment. By adopting this approach, the entire application\/database is not virtualized, it is only the behaviour that is required for the testers for used cases is created.<\/p>\n

While originally, \u2018Service Virtualization\u2019 was conceptualised to direct the focus on emulating web services, the new approach towards SV significantly brings down the configuration time, data management efforts, and hardware overhead required for building up and managing a workable development and testing environment.<\/p>\n

Testing Environment Management (TEM) with a boost of Service Virtualization is specifically apt for developing and effectively implementing enterprise class solutions and applications. As the testers on the project keep varying and at the same time the testing environment keeps on evolving constantly, there is a need to set up and manage a Testing Environment.<\/p>\n

Moreover, dedicated Test Environment Management enables organizations to cut down on costs, achieve faster time-to-market, and meet desired quality standards.<\/p>\n

Challenges in Test Environment Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

TEM offers developers a steady test environment for testing software\/applications in a LIVE production environment and replicate bugs. These Test Environments need to be managed and kept up to speed with the sheer purpose to get the desired outcome and meet the testing requirements.<\/p>\n

It is estimated and validated by experts; a major issue that teams face with their testing environments is its management, which consumes approximately 40% of software development efforts.<\/p>\n

Following is a list of a few key challenges faced in the management of a test environment:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n