Cloud Testing with SaaS Testing Primer

What is cloud computing

Cloud computing is basically an internet platform that present different computing service like hardware, software and other computing service remotely. They are

• IaaS Infrastructure as a service

• PaaS platform as a service

• SaaS Software as a service

Types of testing in cloud

• SaaS Testing in cloud Functional and nonfunctional testing are performed on basis of software requirements

• Testing within a cloud It is performed by check internal features, basically cloud vendors perform this testing testing

• Testing across cloud It is performed various types of cloud like private, public and hybrid

• Testing of whole cloud It is view as whole entity and based on performed feature testing. Performed by Cloud and SaaS vendors as well as end users.

Cloud Testing includes other testing types

• Performance

• Availability

• Compliance

• Security

• Scalability

• Multi-tenancy

• Live upgrade testing

Focus on core components like

• Application

• Network

• Infrastructure

Task performed in cloud testing

• Cloud based application testing over clouds It performed to check quality of cloud based application across different clouds.

• SaaS or Cloud oriented testing Testing performed in this environment are integration, functional, unit, security, system function validation and regression testing also performance and scalability evaluation. It is usually performed by cloud or SaaS vendors. Primary objective is to assure the quality of provided service function offered in a cloud or SaaS program

• Online based application testing on a cloud It is basically performed by online application vendor to check performance and functional testing of cloud based services. when application are connected with hierarchy system, quality of connectivity between the hierarchy system and under test application on a cloud is validated.

Challenges in Cloud Testing

• Simulating live upgrade testing

• Enterprise application Integration

• Data migration

• Validating interface Compatibility

• Short notice period

• Data Security and privacy