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A practitioner's guide to modern SOA testing
Changes in business needs have led to changes in system architectures. These have resulted in businesses asking a new set of questions to test managers, consultants and architects. For example: How does one test modern SOA systems? Feature
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Integration testing challenges, Innovate 2011 and DevOps
Find out what experts had to say about integration testing challenges and solutions at Innovate 2011. From the Editors
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Service virtualization arises to meet services testing obstacles
Service virtualization allows teams to simulate services before they are truly available. That’s a plus for Agile development and integration testing. News | 15 May 2012
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Service virtualization tool adds REST support: Symptoms of SOA
Agile development and composite applications are a hallmark of SOA these days, but they are not without their difficulties. The push to rapidly deploy composite apps complicates the life of the QA team , whose members must now create test beds to wor... News | 07 May 2012
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Seven SOA testing steps to adhere to
In a service oriented architecture (SOA), every part acts as an independent component to create a heterogeneous system altogether. News | 13 Mar 2012
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Shim uses node.js to test sites on multiple browsers
Shim is a node.js app that enables simultaneous, sync web surfing across a variety of browsers and devices. It was developed within Boston Globe's media lab as a way to study how web sites look on different types of devices and browsers. A laptop sim... News | 16 Jan 2012
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Trains keep a' rollin' with interoperable signaling software
A system that can integrate with multiple vendors' products is at the heart of a new European rail signaling system. News | 06 Dec 2011
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Middleware testing gets tougher
From one SOA test expert’s perspective, 2011 saw a notable rise in agile development and related open source test software. Meanwhile, middleware testing continues to grow more complicated. News | 29 Nov 2011
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HP tackles redesign and delivery challenges with ALM suite
Software mainstay HP is looking to addresses application life cycle management needs for applications embracing the new cloud computing architecture. News | 09 Aug 2011
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Updated XML gateway brings FTP under the SOA governance umbrella
Forum Systems' XML gateway supports efforts to make FTP and SOA 'play nice' together. Release brings governance to FTP ahead of SOAP with Attachment (SwA) migrations. Application Integration | 26 Jul 2011
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"Development as a team sport" theme plays out at IBM Innovate event
The cause for software productivity was forwarded this week at the IBM Innovate 2011 event in Orlando, Fla. News | 07 Jun 2011
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SOA testing comes of age
Testing and performance change greatly when a corporation moves to SOA. Developers are starting to work through the challenges of SOA testing and identify best SOA test practices. From the Editors | 12 Apr 2011
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OAuth protocol gains for securing Web services authorization
OAuth (Open Authorization) allows Web application users to move from site to site without an additional login. It has gained exceptional attention of late in the world of services and security. Tip
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Cloud testing: The cloud and your testing practice
How is testing affected when working in the cloud? In this tip, consultant David W. Johnson describes three areas in which the cloud is used in your testing practice: as a testing enabler, for non-functional testing and for functional testing. The te... Tip
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Software test veteran suggests: Set up a SOA Test Center of Excellence
SOA changes architecture, and savvy application development managers know it changes test frameworks, too. Tip
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Error reporting for Web Services
It is the error report every developer hates to get: "I tried your service and it doesn't work," accompanied by no further explanation. Well, I can't help you with that user, but I can suggest that there is useful information to be culled from carefu... Tip
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Java-based Abdera open-source tools implement Atom services
Apache Abdera, a Java-based implementation of Atom, is now being used in a number of open source tools. Abdera includes support for JSON, encryption, geotagging, and more. Tip
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Use the soapUI software tool to tame WSDL
You can use the soapUI software tool to tame the WSDL tiger. It is a Java-based SOAP tool offered under GNU LGPL. Tip
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The elements of Web service performance
Ever since the beginning of Web services as a class of application, performance, in terms of response time and memory requirements, has been a major consideration. In particular, the use of XML and SOAP is seen as an obstacle to high performance and ... Tip
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Testing Web services: Unit testing and monitoring
This tip looks at server side Web service testing, including unit testing, back end testing, monitoring, Java memory use and SOAP testing. Tip
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Business process testing and simulation for optimized BPM
Rami Jaamour discusses the difference between business process simulation and business process testing and how both testing requirements are complementary for BPM. Ask the Expert
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Performance capabilities in a WSDL
Rami Jaamour, SOA testing and QA expert, recommends keeping track of meta-data when deciding what kind of performance information to include in a WSDL. Ask the Expert
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Monitoring metrics for performance and availability within an SOA application
Ask the Expert
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object-oriented programming (OOP)
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming language model organized around "objects" rather than "actions" and data rather than logic. (Continued...) Definition
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service-level management
Service-level management is the monitoring and management of the quality of service(QoS) of an entity's key performance indicators(KPIs). Definition
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software
Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. Definition
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crawler
A crawler is a program that visits Web sites and reads their pages and other information in order to create entries for a search engine index. Definition
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How to build a high performance application development organization
Forrester Analyst David West explained how to build a highly effective application development organization from the perspective of a highly productive and valuable testing program. Video
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Podcast: SOA Performance Optimization and Management with Thomas Fredell
SearchSOA.com editor Jack Vaughan recently discussed the SOA Test conundrum with Thomas Fredell, CTO, IntraLinks. Says Fredell, changes in Web services' uses or behaviors can often have unexpected influence on 'back end' components. Podcast
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Service virtualization arises to meet services testing obstacles
Service virtualization allows teams to simulate services before they are truly available. That’s a plus for Agile development and integration testing. News
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Service virtualization tool adds REST support: Symptoms of SOA
Agile development and composite applications are a hallmark of SOA these days, but they are not without their difficulties. The push to rapidly deploy composite apps complicates the life of the QA team , whose members must now create test beds to wor... News
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Seven SOA testing steps to adhere to
In a service oriented architecture (SOA), every part acts as an independent component to create a heterogeneous system altogether. News
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Shim uses node.js to test sites on multiple browsers
Shim is a node.js app that enables simultaneous, sync web surfing across a variety of browsers and devices. It was developed within Boston Globe's media lab as a way to study how web sites look on different types of devices and browsers. A laptop sim... News
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How to build a high performance application development organization
Forrester Analyst David West explained how to build a highly effective application development organization from the perspective of a highly productive and valuable testing program. Video
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Trains keep a' rollin' with interoperable signaling software
A system that can integrate with multiple vendors' products is at the heart of a new European rail signaling system. News
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Middleware testing gets tougher
From one SOA test expert’s perspective, 2011 saw a notable rise in agile development and related open source test software. Meanwhile, middleware testing continues to grow more complicated. News
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OAuth protocol gains for securing Web services authorization
OAuth (Open Authorization) allows Web application users to move from site to site without an additional login. It has gained exceptional attention of late in the world of services and security. Tip
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A practitioner's guide to modern SOA testing
Changes in business needs have led to changes in system architectures. These have resulted in businesses asking a new set of questions to test managers, consultants and architects. For example: How does one test modern SOA systems? Feature
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HP tackles redesign and delivery challenges with ALM suite
Software mainstay HP is looking to addresses application life cycle management needs for applications embracing the new cloud computing architecture. News
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About Web services testing
There are many different types of services testing for SOA purposes. Two main types of software testing are Unit testing and stress testing. Unit testing is verifying a service’s purpose through predefined data sets that imitate actual usage, which then detects any flaws. It is like a safety net for services, allowing you to see if they work before real data is put into them. Stress testing, on the other hand, determines the performance of a service under a certain user load. This can be used to help determine how adequate the services supporting infrastructure is – such as hardware capacity and bandwidth availability. Find resources for Web testing services in this topic section, including news, tips and videos.