Azure for QA & Testing Teams

Alex TurnerSenior Azure ConsultantInCycle Software

Who are we?

2014 Microsoft Partner of the YearAward Finalist

Microsoft Gold PartnerGold

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Consultants in locations coast to coast

There is a better way

to do software!

Agenda

Using InCycle Azure Lab Accelerators

Using InCycle Azure Lab Accelerators

Who can benefit

QA OpsDev

How do I migrate my QA

Environments to the cloud?

How do we test the

diversity of platforms?

Flexibility

Resiliency

Elasticity

Insights

Leads to…

How Azure can help - QA Test Labs

Goal: On-demand QA environments in Azure

that match our test matrixes.

Eliminate time lost on building

environments rather than on

testing your application.

Reduce risk and improve quality

by testing your test matrix with

production like environments.

Eliminate dependency and

“blocked” time waiting for

environments to be provisioned.

Optimize lab infrastructure

investments by paying only for

what you need and use

QA OpsDev

Subscription Types

MSDN MSDN Production

QA & Test Labs in Azure

Visual Studio

Team Services

Microsoft

Azure

InCycle’s

Professional

Services

InCycle Lab

Accelerators

Visual Studio Team Service

On-demand QA environments in Azure that

match our Test Matrixes.

Goal

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Architecture

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Lab Definition Details

Define Process

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Provision / De-Provision Process

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Create Virtual Machines

Capture Virtual Machines

Copy Custom Images to Repository

Deploy Custom Images

Deploy Artifacts

De-provision Labs

At Scale!

Get there faster with InCycle’s Accelerators

InCycle Lab Accelerators

ASP.NET Application that needs to be tested by different Operating Systems, Browsers and some 3 party software installed in the client.

Demo Use Case

Demo Matrix

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Demo Process

Don’t forget! It’s multi-dimensional…

Discovery & Design

• Analyze environment, tools and

processes

• Test matrix

• Test automation

• Artifacts

• Tier - App/Business/Data

• Define baseline images

• Refine proof of concept scope

Step 1

Test Matrix Automation PoC

• Automate provisioning using Azure

Resource Mgmt. (ARM) templates

• Custom VM and environment

configurations

• Customize VHDs and artifact repository

• Configure the environment

management portal

Training & Presentation

• Transfer knowledge

• Configure labs maintenance,

optimizations and tracking

• Azure portal for costs

management

• Schedule shutdown /power-on

• Elaborate recommendations

• Present PoC results

Step 2 Step 3

Get started now! – 10 Day POC

Get started now!

Discovery &

Solution Design

Test Matrix Automated

Provisioning PoC

Training &

Presentation

• Analyze environment, tools and

processes

• Test matrix

• Test automation

• Artifacts

• Tier - App/Business/Data

• Define baseline images

• Refine proof of concept scope

• Transfer knowledge

• Configure labs maintenance,

optimizations and tracking

• Azure portal for costs

management

• Schedule shutdown

/power-on

• Elaborate recommendations

• Present PoC results

• Automate provisioning using

Azure Resource Mgmt. (ARM)

templates

• Custom VM and

environment configurations

• Customize VHDs and artifact

repository

• Configure the environment

management portal

Azure Labs Proof of Concept (PoC) with Microsoft Azure - 10 Days

1. Azure Management Optimization: 5 Days

Governance & Reporting

• Define EA/Account Structure• Configuration review

• Analyze departments and cost center management

• Business Intelligence with Power BI• Develop reports and schedule notifications

• Reconcile budget vs. actual spend

Usage Optimization

• Understand Usage Patterns

• Optimize Existing Resource• Size resources for best performance-to-price ratio

• Automate power-on/off

• Dispose of unnecessary resources

• Recommendations• Process and practices

• Architecture

• EA commitments

Schedule today! info@incyclesoftware.com 1-800-565-0510

2. Azure Management Jumpstart: 2 Days

Governance Overview

• Introduction to EA Portal• Account and structure

• Departments and cost centers

• Security and roles

• Business Intelligence with Power BI• Define reports and schedule notifications

• Set-up budget

Usage Planning

• Resource Management

• Automation• Size resources for best performance-to-price ratio

• Resource scheduling

• Dynamic scaling

• Recommendations• Process and practices

• Architecture

Schedule today! info@incyclesoftware.com 1-800-565-0510

Merci