Technology

Disruptions

&

Future Of Software

Test Automation

Conference Presentation November 2014

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Technology Paradigm Shifts

Technology cycles tend to last 10 years

We have entered next major Computing cycle – Mobile Internet

MAINFRAME

COMPUTING

1960S

MINI

COMPUTING

1970S

PERSONAL

COMPUTING

1980S

DESKTOP INTERNET

COMPUTING

1990S

MOBILE INTERNET

COMPUTING

2000S

Each new computing cycle typically generates around 10X the installed base of the previous cycle

Reduce Usage Friction via Better Processing Power +Improved User interface + Smaller Form Factor + Lower Prices +

Expanded Services = 10x More devices

Word Processor,

Spreadsheets,

DOS, GUI,

Windows

Word Processor,

Spreadsheets,

relational databases,

DOS, GUI, Windows

Distributed

computing ,

Enterprise capability

Browsers , Email ,

ecommerce , Hosting

, Wi-Fi , Web 2.0

CLOUD

COMPUTING

2010S

Cloud Computing ,

Social Networks ,

Products->

Solutions->Services

PDA’s , Google

Nexus One , MS

Windows Phone

Series 7 , iPhone,

Blackberry

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New computing cycle characteristicsD

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PC

100MM+Units

Computing Growth drivers over time , 1960-2020E1,000,000

100,000

10,000

1000

100

10

1

Mainframe

1MM+Units

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

DESKTOP

INTERNET

1B+Units /User

MOBILE

INTERNET

10B+Units/User

Source: ITU, Mark Lipacis , Morgan Stanley Research

Minicomputer

10MM+Units

CLOUD COMPUTING

100B+Units/ ???

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Example 2 :Shift from Web 1.0 to 3.0 D

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leg

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Te

ch

nic

al S

pe

cific

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ns

CRAWL WALK RUN

Media Web 1.0

Producer-generated content

Web 2.0

User-generated content

Mashups

Read

-write

web

Software

as a

service

forum

SOAP

HTML

CGI

blog

Web 3.0

System-generated content RSS

API, OPML, CSS

Wild

Meta-tag

Semantic

web

Mostly Read only

Company focus

Home pages

Owning content

Web forms

Directories

Page views

Banner Advertising

Britannica Online

HTML/Portals

Wildly Read-write

Community focus

Blogs/Wiki

Sharing content

Web applications

Tagging

Cost per click

Interactive

Advertising

Wikipedia

XML/RSS

Portable &Personal

Individual focus

Livestream/Waves

Consolidating content

Smart Applications

User Behaviour

User engagement

Behavioural

Advertising

The Semantic Web

RDF/OWL/ROFS

Site

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SMAC : The Technology Game Changer

SSocial

MMobile

AAnalytics

CCloud

76% of businesses are

using social

media for

business

objectives and to

increase ROI this

year.

72% of enterprises

cited improved

productivity as a

driving factor in

adoption of smart

mobile devices.

75% of executives at

large companies

said they are

working to

increase their

company’s use of

analytics .

92% of businesses are

completely

satisfied with their

cloud based

services and

planning to

increase their

usage in 2014.

SMAC as a

GAME CHANGER

SMAC will drive around 90% of all growth in IT market from 2013 to 2020.

India will export $15 billion worth of SMAC software and services by 2017.

In 2010 , IT business generated over $225 billion revenue using SMAC – IDC

In 2014 , SMAC is among top three CIO priorities and they will make the investments – GARTNER

sM

A

C

SMAC share of total IT budget for

next 2 years :

Social Media – 3.4%

Mobile apps and devices – 5.3%

Analytics – 10%

Cloud services – 9.5%

Source :Forrester research , 2013

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What is IoT ?

…..your meeting was pushed back 45

minutes.

And signals your car to

start in 5 minutes to melt

the ice accumulated in

overnight snow storms .

…..your car knows it will need gas to

make it to the train station . Fill ups

usually take 5 minutes.

…..there was an accident on your driving

route causing a 15 minute detour.

…..your train is running 20 minutes

behind schedule .

And signals your coffee maker to turn on

5 minutes late as well.

This is communicated to

your alarm clock , which

allows you 5 extra minutes

of sleep .

Imagine a scenario where

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Did you mean everything ?

Agriculture

automationVehicle , Asset , person & pet

monitoring & controlling Energy consumption

Building Management

M2M & wireless

sensor network Everyday things Smart homes and

cities

Telemedicine & healthcare

Embedded Mobile

Security and

Surveillance

INTERNET

OF

THINGSAll these and much more ….

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Gartner Forecast , Internet of things,

Worldwide –November 2013

26 BN

Units installed by

2020

$300BN

incremental revenue

generation

Internet of things will ultimately include connectivity of ANYTHING (Any Device) , ANYONE

(Anybody) ,ANY SERVICE , ANY BUSINESS , ANYPLACE ANYWHERE , ANY PATH and

ANY NETWORK .

$1900BN

Global economic value add

through sales in diverse end

markets

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Future trends

Outcome based models in test

automation to be more prevalent

Extreme automation to

take center stage

Testing in Production

to become part of

overall testing

strategy

Tool Integration and

Open source tools Script less automation to

become more prominent with

business users involvement in

testing

In Process approach to bring

shift left paradigm to the

SDLC

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Consider Test Automation – Multi

Dimensional Problem

Is Test Automation the Answer ?Test Automation Critical Success Factors!!

01

03

04

“Will the cost of automation provide a return on investment?” Calculate

the ROI of automating your test to arrive at your answer.Cost

Shift Left in SDLC

Allow Test Automation earlier in the development life cycle and

enhance communication , collaboration and visibility throughout the

entire life cycle and reduce risk.02

What skills are required to leverage Test Automation with most optimum and

scalable solution?

How do we select best tools for Test Automation to handle new age applications?

No one tool is sufficient alone to support end to end scenarios . A platform is

required where Automation user can use multiple tools in a single automation script.

Automation

Skills

Tools

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Contd.

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Big Picture How is Test Automation Integrated in Overall Big Picture?

If the requirements are vague, missing information, or do not

cover all aspects, then automation testing may not prove

successful as desired.

How do we organize our QA group to support Test

Automation and to be standardized as a practice across

teams?

Solid

Requirement

Structure

It is essential to include Test Automation to the core of overall IT strategy with right automation approach, tools

and proven frameworks, and not as an afterthought.

Explore the capabilities and choose the right partner for a successful automation journey of your test

organization.