Resources Available. Here comes a deep, very deep issue on software testing. Quality Assurance. That is the process of actually testing the software before deploying it on the web or selling it to the market. A classic solutions is ODesk, which also provides such services. Nevertheless since ODesk covers a very large variety of fields, it can become very hard to hand pick the right tester.
Utest also have been gaining some significant attention, and has a far more professional approach, since unlike sites like ODesk, it only deals with QA.
Digital Testing and Reporting. Now a new alternative has been growing, for large projects, and in many cases is far more cost efficient: software testing automation
The process is not simple, since by nature most applications out there are unique and demand some customization, but on the long run, since it is automated, statistics are Cristal clear precise and fast.
Accuracy. One easy advantage of software testing automation is accuracy. Many cases the process results on a far more accurate report in less time, than anything else. A real case study is a security testing of an online store. Automatic QA was able to spot several security flaws that human examination could not. The examination was able to correct with accuracy a set of exact cases reproducing the problem, task that would be humanly impossible. Click here to see the report
Cost Efficiency. A well know American company requested a QA for a Web Conferencing system. If done by man, it was estimated at 24 moths. yes, 2 years. With automated QA the same project was completed in 12 months. Click here to see the report.
The Bottom Line: If the price is right, there will be situations that Automated QA will be the right choice.
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