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Software Architectural Drivers for Cloud Testing

Authors:
Etiene Lamas
Luiz Dias
Adilson Cunha

Keywords: cloud testing; software architectural drivers; testing of cloud services; testing of cloud products; reference architectures

Abstract:
This paper focuses on the research issues that Cloud Computing imposes on Software Testing. For this purpose, Cloud Testing can be defined as a Software Testing method based on Cloud Computing technology. Software Testing has been an important component within the development process. In order to face the rapid growth of Cloud Computing, Reference Architectures provide a simple and organized environment for applications development. The outage on Cloud Services must be considered an exception not a rule. This research emphasizes the complexity of Cloud Testing, in order to prevent services disruption, as it happened, for example, with the Amazon in April 2011. This research aims to investigate, design, implement, and propose key Software Architectural Drivers for Cloud Testing, focusing on monitoring the quality. Cloud Testing integration may allow monitoring products and services with efficient deliverables. The main advantage that arises from these proposed drivers is the provision of Cloud Testing Reference Architectures to be applied in practice. The main contribution of software architectural drivers is the quantitative monitoring of quality for both end products and services.

Pages: 114 to 120

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: November 18, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4316

ISBN: 978-1-61208-233-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 18, 2012 to November 23, 2012