Kanban for Software Testing Teams
Committing to the continuous improvement of kaizen This article was originally published on stickyminds.com Kanban, a highly effective framework for “going agile,” is based on the Japanese business philosophy of kaizen, which believes that everything can be improved. One of the principles of kanban that…
How to Show Your Tester Some Love this Valentine’s Day
How to show testers some love this Valentine’s Day—and maybe be loved in return, too. This article was originally published on stickyminds.com Great testers are almost as hard to find as a candy conversation heart that isn’t silly. If you’ve got the opportunity to work…
How to Optimize Website Speed for Black Friday
Is your website prepared for record breaking traffic and sales? Before you know it, it will be Black Friday and then, Cyber Monday. These consumer “holidays” bring about the race for shoppers to buy all of the coveted items on their shopping lists before they’re…
5 Most Anticipated Sessions at the O’Reilly Velocity Conference 2017
With so much happening at Velocity this year, here is what not to miss. There’s only a little less than one month to go before the Velocity Conference 2017 in San Jose, California. We are busy getting ready for what we hope to be the best…
[Infographic] What You Should Know from the State of Software Testing Report 2017
Over 1600 testers have spoken… here’s what they reveal about the state of software testing in 2017. The latest and greatest international report on the software testing profession has been released, the State of Testing Report 2017 by PractiTest and Tea Time with Testers! It shares…
Michael Bolton to Speak at TestingUY, Latin America’s Largest Testing Conference
Michael Bolton is coming this May to Montevideo to deliver the closing keynote at the fourth annual TestingUY. Since it all started in 2014, Abstracta has been an organizer of TestingUY, with our co-founder, Federico Toledo PhD, playing a major role in planning the event…
What Does the Trump Administration Mean for Outsourcing QA?
It would be an understatement to say that the Trump administration’s mission is to “shake things up a bit.” Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it is almost impossible not to have faced the flurry of articles, videos, and other forms of media that…
A Salute to 2016 and Toast to 2017
Year in Review Several of you reading this may be anxious to leave 2016 in the past and some may not (I’m looking at you, creators of Pokémon Go, Simone Biles, and every member of the global tiger community for whom this year was one…
Q&A with Melissa Chawla, Senior Manager of Performance Engineering at Shutterfly
Real attendees’ questions and answers from our webinar about how Shutterfly runs performance testing continuously Last week, I had the fortune of hosting a webinar with Melissa Chawla, the Senior Manager of Performance Engineering for one of our clients, Shutterfly. The webinar was called, “Learn…
7 Can’t-Miss Sessions on Performance at the CMG imPACt Conference 2016
We’re attending one of the hottest conferences for performance professionals. You should too! Dubbed “the best performance conference ever” by respected performance guru, Alexander Podelko, the annual conference, CMG imPACt 2016, is taking place this November 7th through the 10th in San Diego’s not-so-secret hidden gem, La…
How to Use Monkop for Continuous Mobile Testing
Introducing Continuous Integration and More Ways to Use Monkop With mobile application testing being more important than ever for app success and maintaining a healthy brand image, developers need to make sure their apps’ performance, functionality, UX/UI, etc are in top shape. Being mobile testing enthusiasts,…
4 Reasons to Attend Velocity 2016
Join us at one of the largest conferences about all things performance Only two more weeks until Velocity 2016 in Santa Clara! We are busy getting ready for one of the best conferences for performance professionals taking place on June 22-23. The conference mainly revolves…
Abstracta Acquires Software Testing Training Platform, Udetec
Abstracta Academy now offering introductory and advanced software testing certifications in English and Spanish Redwood City, CA: Abstracta, a leader in software testing services, tool development, and QA training with over 50 years of combined experience, announces its recent acquisition of budding online software testing training…
Abstracta and BlazeMeter Launch Performance Testing Coursework and Certification
Abstracta Academy allows developers and testers to rapidly add performance testing skills on JMeter and BlazeMeter From all of us instructors at Abstracta Academy to those who have already taken the course, congratulations and thank you for choosing us! Redwood City and Palo Alto, California,…
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