Software testing devops tutorials and videos

How to Integrate Remote Desktop Tools for DevOps Teams Into Your CI/CD Workflow

Software Testing Magazine — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:40:42 +0000

DORA’s 2024 research surveyed over 39,000 professionals worldwide and confirmed what most teams already feel: software delivery performance hinges on the gap between commit and deployable artifact. When QA engineers in three time zones need to reproduce a flaky test on a Windows build agent, or a release engineer must SSH into a Mac runner to inspect a code-signing failure, the speed of that handoff defines your lead time. Remote desktop access stops being a help-desk tool and becomes pipeline infrastructure. This guide shows where it fits, how to integrate it cleanly, and how to keep DevSecOps happy while you do. Key Takeaways Remote desktop access fills the gaps headless CI runners cannot cover: GUI tests, code signing, and physical-device validation. Standardize build agents and test environments before wiring in any access tooling. Use DORA metrics to measure performance impacts; ignore vendor demos. Why CI/CD Teams Still Need Remote Desktop Access Modern CI/CD pipelines automate most build and test steps through orchestrators like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab, but some work simply cannot run headlessly. A pixel-perfect Windows installer test needs an interactive desktop session. A failed Mac notarization step needs a human to inspect Keychain. A legacy hardware-in-the-loop suite needs a technician next to the rack, or, more often, a remote one with screen control. This is where remote desktop tools for DevOps teams earn their place in the toolchain. They give distributed testers and platform engineers fast, secure, audited access to the exact machine that ran a job, [...]

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Software Quality Engineering for DevOps Teams

Software Testing Magazine — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:49:07 +0000

To continuously deliver IT systems at speed with a focus on business value, DevOps high-performance cross-functional IT delivery teams integrate quality engineering in their way of working. Quality engineering is the new concept in achieving the right quality of IT systems. DevOps teams take joint responsibility to deliver IT systems with business value to their users. By creating a Quality Engineering Strategy, cross-functional DevOps teams consciously decide on which quality measures will support them to achieve built-in quality and build their IT system right the first time. This way, testing will be focused on establishing confidence that the IT system will indeed deliver business value (instead of the “old” focus of testing on finding the problems and fixing them). Our new VOICE model guides teams to align their activities with the business value that is pursued, and by measuring indicators, teams give the right information to stakeholders to establish their confidence that the IT delivery will actually result in business value for the customers. Also, to be able to deliver quality at speed, for today’s teams it is crucial to benefit from automating activities, for example in a CI/CD pipeline, whereby people must remember that automation is not the goal but just a way to increase quality and speed. This presentation explains why a broad view on quality engineering is important for DevOps teams and how quality engineering can be implemented to achieve the right quality of IT products, the IT delivery process, and the people involved. Video producer: https://devopspro.lt/

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Who Is a DevOps Engineer, and What Does This Role Involve?

Software Testing Magazine — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:48:01 +0000

DevOps engineers are the grease that keeps the wheels of software development spinning smoothly. They break down barriers between teams to help companies build and release software faster and more reliably. We like to think of them as the glue that binds developers, IT ops, and even customers together toward a shared purpose. DevOps starts with a mindset focused on speed, quality, and collaboration. It’s about empowering people and teams through trust and automation. Technology comes last. You can have all the tools in the world without delivering value if your culture isn’t truly embracing Agile principles. The Rise of DevOps Not too long ago, dev and ops teams might as well have worked for different companies. Devs would toss code over the wall to IT, then wipe their hands and move on. If things broke in production, ops scrambled to fix it without much insight into the root causes. It was like playing a game of hot potato, with each team blaming the other when users were dissatisfied. Around 2009, forward-thinking internet companies like Flickr, Facebook and Netflix pioneered the DevOps methodology to fix this fractured culture. They recognized that developers and IT operators had to work shoulder-to-shoulder, using automation to smooth away friction that delayed releases. It just made sense – better collaboration meant better software and happier customers. What Does a DevOps Engineer Do? A DevOps engineer is an individual who implements the concepts of DevOps engineering services in organizations. They employ specific tools and processes for [...]

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Effective Enterprise Testing Strategy

Software Testing Magazine — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:29:25 +0000

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, enterprises must ensure their software applications are reliable, scalable, and performant. A robust enterprise testing strategy is crucial to achieving these goals, ensuring that software meets quality standards before it reaches end-users. This article explores the key components of an effective enterprise testing strategy, the benefits of implementing such a strategy, and best practices for maintaining it. Key Components of an Effective Enterprise Testing Strategy 1. Comprehensive Test Planning Test planning is the cornerstone of any testing strategy. It involves defining the scope, objectives, resources, schedule, and deliverables for testing activities. A comprehensive test plan should include: Scope and Objectives: Clearly define what needs to be tested and the goals of the testing process. This includes identifying the features and functionalities to be tested and the types of testing to be conducted (e.g., unit testing, integration testing, system testing, acceptance testing). Resources and Responsibilities: Allocate resources, including human, hardware, and software resources, and assign responsibilities to team members. Ensure the team has the necessary skills and tools to carry out the testing effectively. Schedule and Milestones: Develop a detailed testing schedule with key milestones, ensuring alignment with the overall project timeline. This helps in tracking progress and making necessary adjustments to stay on track. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. This includes technical risks, such as software defects, and non-technical risks, such as resource constraints. TEKLYNX has successfully implemented an effective testing strategy by incorporating comprehensive test planning and test [...]

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5 Common Mistakes in DevOps Security and How to Avoid Them

Software Testing Magazine — Thu, 30 May 2024 09:10:53 +0000

In DevOps, the rush to deploy code quickly and efficiently can cause security concerns to be relegated to the bottom of the list of priorities. This oversight can lead to serious vulnerabilities that expose your systems and data to various threats. To avoid such a scenario playing out in your projects, keep reading to find out about pertinent problems and actionable solutions that apply here. Improper Container Image Handling Problem In DevOps, the use of container images is widespread due to their efficiency and portability. However, improper handling of these images can introduce significant security vulnerabilities. Often, teams rely on unverified sources for container images. This approach can lead to the inclusion of outdated libraries or even malicious code within the containers. Moreover, neglecting regular updates exacerbates this issue since outdated components might have known exploits, and so is equally crucial to understanding threats to container security in DevOps. Solution To mitigate risks associated with improper container image handling, always use verified and trusted sources for your base images. In addition: Regularly update your container images to incorporate the latest security patches and improvements. Implement automated tools that scan your containers for vulnerabilities during both build and runtime phases (ShiftLeft security practices are particularly effective here). Enforce stringent access controls to restrict who can push or pull from your image repository. Image Source: Microsoft Copilot Lack of Runtime Monitoring Problem Runtime monitoring often gets overlooked in the DevOps pipeline, despite its critical role in security. Many teams concentrate on securing [...]

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Keeping the DevOps Pipelines Clean and Simple with Jenkins

Software Testing Magazine — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:00:51 +0000

This session concentrates on the strengths of Jenkins and how they can be leveraged to configure and maintain dozens of projects while still keeping each of the pipelines simple and handy for the daily use of the developers. Jenkins is an open-source automation server. It helps automate the parts of software development related to building, testing, and deploying, facilitating continuous integration and continuous delivery. The topics that are discussed in this video are the general pipeline structure, the use of groovy language and managing groovy libraries, Kubernetes as infrastructure for allowing flexible and tailor-made Jenkins agents for each project, and much more. Video producer: https://devopspro.lt/

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DevOps Approach: Continuous Monitoring & Continuous Testing

Software Testing Magazine — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:46:27 +0000

We are aware of the continuous monitoring of various data intensive systems and services across cloud platforms and on-premise settings. However, when it comes to continuous monitoring in alignment with continuous software testing in a DevOps context of visually heavy live-streaming applications, we are left with the fewer options especially in the open source space. In an attempt to address the challenges around these areas, we’ve had to build ImageVision for detecting various types of visual anomalies for the sensor and time-series based live streaming applications. In the context of Agile and DevOps centric delivery models, the purpose and premise of ImageVision gains significance. Code based conventional open-source automation tools are not sufficient to address the deeper challenges of modern hi-tech digital transformation systems that include, but not limited to Edge, cloud and container computing and plenty of visual plotting of sensor data streaming in real-time among others. Based on my research and exploration, I observed that it’s unlikely to find even off-the-shelf commercial tools to address the complex automation requirements of detection of visual anomalies in real-time plotting of sensor data streaming that I’ve addressed in my projects with ImageVision. Also, the open source automation tools can be better complemented and extended with the integration of visual automation tool like ImageVision to add more flexibility and versatility. ImageVision is a multi-purpose in-house visual automation tool. It’s not meant for replacement of code based automation tools, but it’s definitely extending and complementing greatly the traditional code based automation approaches. Even [...]

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Roadblocks vs. Automation: Accelerating Software Releases

Software Testing Magazine — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:22:18 +0000

In the fast-paced world of software development, being able to release software quickly is a crucial advantage in staying competitive. Agile organizations recognize that shorter release cycles can result in satisfied customers, faster innovation, and a more efficient development process. However, there are various obstacles that can hinder the journey towards faster software releases. Thankfully, test automation provides a powerful solution to many of these challenges. In this article, we will delve into the common roadblocks that organizations encounter in software testing and how test automation can help overcome them, ultimately leading to quicker software releases. Author: Rohit Khankhoje, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-khankhoje-777117b/ Roadblocks to Faster Software Releases: 1. Traditional manual testing remains a crucial aspect of the quality assurance process, but it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and susceptible to human error. Software testers are required to manually execute repetitive test cases, which makes it challenging to keep pace with the speed of development. 2. As software systems become more complex, integrating different components and ensuring their seamless functioning becomes increasingly difficult. Delays in integration and testing can significantly slow down the entire release process. 3. Limited testing environments can create bottlenecks in the development pipeline. Teams often have to wait for their turn to access specific testing environments, resulting in delays in both testing and development. 4. Human error is inherent in manual processes, including testing. Even the most meticulous testers can make mistakes, leading to costly delays and defects in the software. 5. To ensure that new updates do not break existing functionality, regression testing is essential after each code [...]

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