17 signs you need service virtualization (with all apologies to jeff foxworthy)
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If you're a software developer, and if any of these 17 things apply to you, then you owe it to yourself to check out Service Virtualization. The idea of testing your software-in-development in a simulated production environment isn't so strange. In fact, it's strange that the practice isn't commonplace by now.TRANSCRIPT
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17 Signs You Might Need Service Virtualization
With All Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy
From ServiceVirtualization.com
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your dev team is still working on a game marketed as “even better and more realistic than Space Invaders” …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your load test is scheduled for after the start of the production phase …2
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your idea of testing involves reviewing customer complaints …3
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If the number of defects you’ve referred to break-fix exceeds your age …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your company hired a shaman to ward off development bugs …5
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your dev team celebrates the vernal equinox because it’s the only time you get access to the production environment …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If competition for mainframe time is like a scene from The Warriors …7
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If there’s a hatchet stuck in your office door on Monday morning …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If the time between version releases exceeds the length of a presidential term … 9
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If you’re up to level 971 on Candy Crush because of another team’s broken build …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If members of your development team refuse to make eye contact at the weekly sprint meeting …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If the Ouija Board is your best test tool ...
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If the Ops guys keep letting the air out of your tires …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your company changes CIOs more often than Lady Gaga changes her hair …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If the number of customer support issues reported per quarter exceeds your app downloads …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If your competitor just released Version 3 of its software before your Version 1 hits production …
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… You might need Service Virtualization.
If the representative from human resources is holding for you on line 2 …
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If any of those 17 things applies to you, it’s time to look into Service Virtualization.
Better, faster, cheaper. Find out more at ServiceVirtualization.com