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Guide to cloud application testing
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Cloud application testing techniques
Learn some cloud application testing techniques to ensure data security. Read Now
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Finding the right cloud testing tools
Cloud testing tools might improve testing efforts by reducing costs and freeing up resources, but only if the test tools fit what you test and how. Read Now
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Software testing in the cloud
Tackle the basics of testing software in the cloud with these answers to frequently asked questions. Read Now
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Navigating cloud computing security issues
Cloud computing security issues pop up when software QA pros play it fast and loose. Learn how to navigate threats and keep from getting burned. Read Now
Editor's note
Testing is an essential part of securing and managing performance in cloud applications. Find news and tips on mobile and Web applications and their role in cloud development. This cloud application testing guide includes expert advice on picking the right testing tools, techniques for testing in a hybrid environment and guidance if your applications fail.
1Mobile, Web apps, tools and vendors
Mobile and Web applications are an integral role in developing applications in the cloud. In turn, cloud services help drive mobile performance testing and tools. Learn how traditional software testing methods vary from mobile testing, how to test in a hybrid cloud environment and the impact of AWS tools in this section on expanding applications.
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Cloud services help mobile performance tools
Mobile applications have created a lot of problems for software testers. Mobile performance testing tools vendors now look to the cloud for ways to solve those problems. Read Now
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Mobile apps: SaaS solutions for mobile testing
Quality and performance monitoring in the world of mobile devices and mobile applications is an important topic for developers. This story discusses new mobile apps, highlights comments from the companies that offer them and examines the advantages of Web-based SaaS options. Read Now
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SaaS testing vs. traditional testing
SaaS development cycles are shorter than traditional Web apps, require more test types and result in greater scrutiny from quality assurance. Read Now
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Amazon CloudWatch provides APM tools
Amazon CloudWatch provides AWS customers with automated APM tools that they can use to keep applications and businesses running smoothly. Read Now
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Enterprise IT and cloud vendor relations
Providers have been crying cloud for years. Will enterprise IT tune out their constant claims or will they realize this time it might be the truth? Read Now
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Why testing mobile apps is different than Web apps
Although mobile app development methods can be similar to traditional Web apps, the art of testing mobile applications is still very different. Read Now
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Extending Web apps with mobile Web applications
Building mobile clients for existing Web apps presents new challenges for developers. Overcome those challenges with tips from a mobile expert. Read Now
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Building a hybrid cloud environment
Learn how best to build a hybrid cloud environment while combining Agile and DevOps. Read Now
2Understanding key terms
Take a glance at some key terms having to do with cloud application testing. Find tips, article and expert advice to freshen up your app knowledge.
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app
App is an abbreviated form of the word "application." An application is a software program. Read Now
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application
An application, also referred to as an application program or application software, is a computer software package that performs a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another application. Read Now
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application modernization
Application modernization is the refactoring, re-purposing or consolidation of legacy software programming to align it more closely with current business needs. The goal of an application modernization project is to create new business value from existing applications. Read Now
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application program interface (API)
An application program interface (API) is code that allows two software programs to communicate with each other. Read Now
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cloud application
A cloud application, or cloud app, is a software program where cloud-based and local components work together. Read Now
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cloud application performance management (CAPM)
Cloud application performance management (CAPM or cloud APM) is the process of monitoring resources that support application program performance in private and hybrid cloud environments. Read Now
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cloud computing
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Read Now
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cloud testing
Cloud testing, also called cloud-based testing, is the assessment of a Web application's performance, reliability, scalability and security in a third-party's cloud computing environment. Read Now
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hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and third-party, public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. Read Now
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internet of things (IoT)
The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. Read Now
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native cloud application (NCA)
A native cloud application (NCA) is a program that is designed specifically for a cloud computing architecture. Read Now
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private cloud (internal cloud or corporate cloud)
Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including scalability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture. Read Now
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public cloud
A public cloud is one based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), applications or storage, available to the general public over the internet. Read Now