Testing at Scale: Overcoming Challenges in Automated Testing for Large-Scale Systems

Authors

Sai Krishna Chirumamilla

Abstract

Automated testing is now one of the fundamental approaches to building confidence in software reliability, primarily in large-scale systems that consist of distributed architectures, humongous amounts of data processing, and CI/CD processes. Some issues associated with testing at scale include Test scalability, faithful reproduction of test data, environment decentralization, and effective test automation. In this paper, we shall, therefore, discuss the principal issues relating to the use of automated testing in large systems and shall further review the related literature in an effort to introduce the reader to how existing approaches can be used to address the problems of testing large systems. In addition, the study offers information on real-life applications of the techniques since the issues and results discussed in the study reflect actual working situations. Last but not least, it provides recommendations for further research and industry application.

Keywords

Automated Testing, Large-Scale Systems, Scalability, Distributed Testing, Test Automation, CI/CD, Testing Frameworks.

Testing at Scale: Overcoming Challenges in Automated Testing for Large-Scale Systems. Sai Krishna Chirumamilla. 2022. IJIRCT, Volume 8, Issue 6. Pages 1-15. https://www.ijirct.org/viewPaper.php?paperId=2503088