As the number of external APIs integrated into a business process increases, so does complexity. Learn how automated end to end testing and Service Virtualization enable organizations to test smarter and faster.

1. APIs Gone Wild
Testing Composite Applications
Star West 2013 - Anaheim
Cloud Expo Fall 2012 – Santa Clara, CA
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2. Overview
Business applications are embracing external APIs. As the number of
external APIs integrated into a business process increases, so does
complexity.
As the complexity of business applications grows, so does the
challenge of testing them.
Learn how automated end to end testing and service virtualization
enable organizations to test smarter and faster.
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3. Major Disruptions In the SDLC
Cloud challenges ingrained
concepts about software
development
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4. Major Disruptions In the SDLC
Cloud challenges ingrained
concepts about software
development
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Mobile devices force the
industry to re-think the
user experience
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5. Major Disruptions In the SDLC
Cloud challenges ingrained
concepts about software
development
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Mobile devices force the
industry to re-think the
user experience
APIs drive composite apps
and interconnecting
multiple dependencies
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6. Software Drives Innovation
Software is the interface to
business and the force
behind innovation
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7. Software Drives Innovation
Software is the interface to
business and the force
behind innovation
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Switching costs associated
with software are
dramatically lower
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8. Software Drives Innovation
Software is the interface to
business and the force
behind innovation
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Switching costs associated
with software are
dramatically lower
Damages associated with
software failure are
increasing and very real
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9. Growth of APIs - 2008
http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1109/out-in-the-open/flash.html
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10. Growth of APIs - 2011
http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1109/out-in-the-open/flash.html
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11. Growth and Acceleration of Public APIs
http://www.programmableweb.com
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12. Public versus Private APIs
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13. Dev/Test Environment Access Survey
http://bit.ly/x7UWkQ
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14. Survey Results…
The average number of
dependent application
associated with the
System Under Test (SUT)
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15. Survey Results…
The average number of
dependent application
associated with the
System Under Test (SUT)
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16. Survey Results…
The average number of
dependent application
associated with the
System Under Test (SUT)
BUT, Dev/QA only have
“trustworthy” access to
SIX
of the applications
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17. Survey Results…
75% of organizations must schedule time in
order to access a test environment
75%
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18. Survey Results…
75% of organizations must schedule time in
order to access a test environment
75%
The average time block allowed to be scheduled
is
hours
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19. Survey Results…
When testing with a dependent
application only need access to a
small percentage
of the applications functionality
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20. Survey Results…
When testing with a dependent
application only need access to a
small percentage
of the applications functionality
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21. Conclusion
Lack of reliable access to a
realistic test environment
hampers software quality
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22. Service Virtualization
Service Virtualization delivers a
simulated dev / test environment
allowing an organization to test
anytime or anywhere
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23. Service Virtualization Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to speed access to
and reduce the costs of managing development and test environments
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24. Service Virtualization Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to speed access to
and reduce the costs of managing development and test environments
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25. Service Virtualization Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to speed access to
and reduce the costs of managing development and test environments
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26. Service Virtualization Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to speed access to
and reduce the costs of managing development and test environments
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27. Service Virtualization Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to speed access to
and reduce the costs of managing development and test environments
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28. Service Virtualization Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to speed access to
and reduce the costs of managing development and test environments
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29. Access to Dev / Test Systems
Complex
Mainframe
Configuration
External
Database
Cloud
App
ERP
Message
Queue
External
Application
Web
Server
Internal
Database
ESB
Internal
Application
Internal
Service
Simple
3rd Party
Service
Difficult
Test Access
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30. Service Virtualization
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