EAN: 9783642321214

SPRINGERBRIEFS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE SOFTWARE T...

For a large  complex system  the amount of test cases in a regression test suite can range from
a few hundred to several thousands  which can take hours or even days to execute. Regression
testing also requires considerable resources that are often not readily available. This
precludes their use in an interactive setting  further contributing to an inefficient testing
process. Cloud computing offers the use of virtualized hardware  effectively unlimited storage
and software services that can help reduce the execution time of large test suites in a
cost-effective manner. The research presented by Tilley and Parveen leverages the resources
provided by cloud computing infrastructure to facilitate the concurrent execution of test
cases. They introduce a decision framework called SMART-T to support migration of software
testing to the cloud  a distributed environment called HadoopUnit for the concurrent execution
of test cases in the cloud  and a series of case studies illustrating the use of the framework
and the environment. Experimental results indicate a significant reduction in test execution
time is possible when compared with a typical sequential environment.Software testing in the
cloud is a subject of high interest for advanced practitioners and academic researchers alike.
For advanced practitioners  the issue of cloud computing and its impact on the field of
software testing is becoming increasingly relevant. For academic researchers  this is a subject
that is replete with interesting challenges  there are so many open problems that graduate
students will be busy for years to come. To further disseminate results in this field  the
authors created a community of interest called Software Testing in the Cloud (www.STITC.org) 
and they encourage all readers to get involved in this exciting new area.

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