The complexity and speed achieved in application development make it virtually impossible to insist on continuing to follow traditional manual software testing procedures. Furthermore, where a DevOps philosophy is combined, the need to release updates or the addition of new features in a continuous cycle and in synergy between designers and IT managers reduces time margins for the identification and correction of errors and for the related monitoring.
Ensuring software quality in line with expectations is increasingly an undertaking. But at the same time, it remains a requirement that is beyond question – if only to maintain competitiveness in the marketplace… we face a scenario seemingly designed specifically to put insiders in a bind. However, tools capable of supporting all testing and performance monitoring operations come to their rescue.
Today, a small malfunction, but also just a slowdown, is enough for an application to be shut down, if not uninstalled, with its attendant consequences for the image and profits of a company.
All the certainties of automation
Automation testing, therefore, cannot wait and, in view of the importance of the operation, it is also vital to devote all the attention and resources needed to fine-tune an effective strategy. An objective that is difficult to achieve by relying only on one’s own resources. In fact, it is one of those situations where there is no need to hesitate in calling specialized experts into question. The specialization and knowledge of various real scenarios will in fact allow us to identify the points on which to intervene and, at the same time, guarantee the necessary customization.
The use of scripts specifically designed to perform tests automatically and validate a software allows to reduce the operation time, speeding up the start of the distribution with a higher quality product, because it is rigorously and uniformly tested.
Furthermore, automatic texts do not require physical presence. They can also be performed at night and always provide uniform reports against which to evaluate results and compare them. These procedures are also repeatable over time, thus guaranteeing greater uniformity and therefore reliability.
In a DevOps scenario, characterized by aspects such as continuous development, with related distributions and updates in the most extreme cases, even daily ones, the entire testing and monitoring process cannot afford uncertainties. Like development, this step consequently becomes a continuous activity, alongside each step. Adopting automation tools averts the danger of seeing it turn into a “bottleneck” that can slow down processes.
In addition to the classic cross-platform and multilingual load, stress and compatibility tests, we are therefore talking about checking the individual portions of the code, the functionalities, the integration between internal modules and any third-party software, in addition to the integrity of the new features.
Where we talk about monitoring, Sorint.lab is a guarantee
This is exactly the scenario in which Sorint.lab moves, a partner with the experience necessary to guarantee the ideal support to help develop modern applications in line with the most advanced performance and safety requirements. This happens not only in the development phase of new software, but throughout the entire life cycle.
The company can in fact count on a team of experts at all levels, thanks to whom it can offer a series of services, starting with Application Maintenance. We talk, in detail, first of all about Adaptive Maintenance, that is, when software updates or new hardware configurations require the adaptation of applications. Or Corrective Maintenance, where it is necessary to identify and remove bugs or malfunctions. Finally, Sorint.lab also uses Evolutionary Maintenance, which is required to keep the application updated with the new features.
On the user side, when faced with search engines, social networks or e-commerce platforms, users are now accustomed to high and constant performance: they expect to interact on any channel, without slowdowns or malfunctions. The support guaranteed by Sorint.lab in the field of Application Perfomance Monitoring is therefore fundamental. Applications fragmented in containers distributed in hybrid environments, on-premise and in the cloud, form a scenario in which it is essential to have automatic tools up to par, with holistic monitoring capable of correlating events at an infrastructural, application and user-side level. user, combined with the experience of resources capable of identifying the problem and remedying it in a timely manner.
It is necessary to first of all guarantee support for the selection and adoption of the most suitable APM solution. Immediately afterwards, proceed with the installation and configuration, or possibly the always delicate migration from other monitoring tools. Then, take care of the creation and setting of Dashboards, with the setting of custom alarms and their thresholds.
From this we arrive at setting up the definition and monitoring of tailor-made Synthetic Tests, with related monitoring and application and infrastructural analyses. We also talk about proactive analysis, with support and extension of the technological perimeter of the APM already present, to arrive at a transformation of the data collected into valuable information capable of improving the user experience, the efficiency of the architecture and giving greater visibility on the achievement of business objectives.
Stress testing, load, resilience and APM are some of the tasks that Sorint.lab engineers are ready to take on when carrying out periodic tasks, combining them with constant monitoring of applications. They are also able to take advantage of the most modern tools useful for keeping applications efficient and preventing problems. In short, by relying on Sorint.lab I you have the certainty – unfortunately not always a given – of being able to entrust this task to competent and reliable people, without diverting strategic resources for company processes from other tasks.