{"id":2442,"date":"2017-02-24T09:25:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T03:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gallop.net\/blog\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2021-05-15T00:55:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:25:53","slug":"can-service-virtualization-boost-agile-testing-strategy-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/can-service-virtualization-boost-agile-testing-strategy-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Service Virtualization boost Agile testing strategy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bot, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered chat program, is changing the face of technology-human interface. They are being declared as new applications for the future. Interestingly, non-profit organizations with substantial resources and technology support are trying to explore ways to use chatbot technology for the larger good. Can Agile test strategy with effective implementation of Service Virtualization (SV) bring relevance and add value for such path-breaking projects?<\/p>\n

In an ideal scenario, software testing and operations teams are expected to work in tandem and deliver quality with speed, cost effectively. In real-development environment things change, as applications get complex with numerous interdependent factors that pose challenge in the production phase.<\/p>\n

Service Virtualization emulates the performance of services in a virtual set-up to help address the challenges of Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) testing strategy. At the same time, if implemented effectively, SV can speed up the testing and development process. <\/strong><\/p>\n

With Service Virtualization the DevOps teams can leverage virtual services instead of pooling in resources from the production. This can boost recurring and thorough testing even if any key components are not present within your system architecture. It helps emulate the behavior of essential elements that would be eventually present in the final production set-up.<\/p>\n

Today Applications are multifaceted and need to build robustness for managing any real-time defects. Service Virtualization<\/a> with Agile Testing strategy can help establish a comprehensive development and testing mechanism. Additionally, it enables Integration Testing for complex applications way ahead in the development process by eliminating bottlenecks that could compromise time-to-market and delay the production for an Application under Test (AUT).<\/p>\n

Service Virtualization is exceptionally relevant while developing complex Cloud-based, API-based, and SOA-based systems. It is critically important in a situation where the required hardware and software components are not easily available for testing.<\/p>\n

Enterprises and development teams are increasingly implementing Service Virtualization with Agile approach to enhance productivity, cut down testing costs, and deploy quality software within a shorter time span. It can further support parallel development practices, accelerate time-to-market, enhance quality, and encourage collaborative efforts between testing and development teams.<\/p>\n

Service Virtualization has been enabling organizations to gain competitive advantage over other organizations that are still going by the linear-development strategy. It helps eliminate roadblocks that disrupt Agile and parallel development.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at some key benefits that Service Virtualization brings for the Agile Testing strategy.<\/p>\n