Can service virtualization boost agile testing strategy

Can Service Virtualization boost Agile testing strategy?
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?
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.
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.
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.

Today Applications are multifaceted and need to build robustness for managing any real-time defects. Service
Virtualization 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).
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.
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.
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.

Let’s look at some key benefits that Service Virtualization brings for the Agile Testing strategy.
• Promptly creates patterns/situations that emulate the expected actions
Agile development/testing takes a ‘sprint’ approach, where various teams are working simultaneously to pursue shorter
goals. So, there are numerous instances where hiccups are felt while working on interconnected components within a system.
These deadlocks are experienced when teams are waiting to access dependent functionalities.
Service Virtualization helps minimize such deadlocks by virtually providing resources and assets. For instance, by using
graphical interface you can quickly create a virtual asset that presents the required behavior for development and testing
tasks.
• Swiftly upgrade the asset when requirements change
In a development scenario and specifically in an Agile set-up, requirements constantly evolve. So, the virtual assets should be
flexible and easy to alter in such situations. Service Virtualization helps do that easily and quickly. This is one of the key
requirements in an Agile Testing approach.
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