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Testing as a Service

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Testing as a Service (TaaS) [1] is gaining acceptance in software engineering industry for it finds outsourcing of testing a viable option for both, adhering to software production timeline and making testing cost-effective while not making compromise in product quality. In consequence, few companies have started offering tools automating TaaS process. This chapter highlights on this upcoming concept and presents a generic model explaining the steps involved in TaaS. It also explains use of cloud technology for TaaS implementation. This aims at effective utilization of resources while delivering a testing service. In addition, a pricing model for test outsourcing is proposed.

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Mishra, P., Tripathi, N. (2017). Testing as a Service. In: Mohanty, H., Mohanty, J., Balakrishnan, A. (eds) Trends in Software Testing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1415-4_7

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