Presented by the Business Assurance and Testing Team from HCL at ISQT's Step-Auto 2014 - Conference on 'Non-Conventional Software Test Automation' in Bangalore (19th and 20th Nov’14). Keynote Speaker: Prakash Ijral from Test Automation CoE and Testing Practices The focus areas of the discussion included the significance for organizations to excel in the digital industrial economy in order to become more technologically capable and sophisticated and also the changed role testing specifically test automation will play in the era of digitalization.

1. Technology
Disruptions
&
Future Of Software
Test Automation
Conference Presentation
November 2014

2. 2
Technology Paradigm Shifts
Technology cycles tend to last 10 years
We have entered next major Computing cycle – Mobile Internet
MAINFRAME
COMPUTING
1960S
MINI
COMPUTING
1970S
PERSONAL
COMPUTING
1980S
DESKTOP INTERNET
COMPUTING
1990S
MOBILE INTERNET
COMPUTING
2000S
Each new computing cycle typically generates around 10X the installed base of the previous cycle
Reduce Usage Friction via Better Processing Power +Improved User interface + Smaller Form Factor + Lower Prices +
Expanded Services = 10x More devices
Word Processor,
Spreadsheets,
DOS, GUI,
Windows
Word Processor,
Spreadsheets,
relational databases,
DOS, GUI, Windows
Distributed
computing ,
Enterprise capability
Browsers , Email ,
ecommerce , Hosting
, Wi-Fi , Web 2.0
CLOUD
COMPUTING
2010S
Cloud Computing ,
Social Networks ,
Products->
Solutions->Services
PDA’s , Google
Nexus One , MS
Windows Phone
Series 7 , iPhone,
Blackberry

3. 3
New computing cycle characteristics
Devices/Users(MMinLogScale)
PC
100MM+Units
Computing Growth drivers over time , 1960-2020E
1,000,000
100,000
10,000
1000
100
10
1
Mainframe
1MM+Units
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
DESKTOP
INTERNET
1B+Units /User
MOBILE
INTERNET
10B+Units/User
Source: ITU, Mark Lipacis , Morgan Stanley Research
Minicomputer
10MM+Units
CLOUD COMPUTING
100B+Units/ ???

4. 4
Example 2 :Shift from Web 1.0 to 3.0
DesignElegance&TechnicalSpecifications
CRAWL WALK RUN
Media
Web 1.0
Producer-generated content
Web 2.0
User-generated content
Mashups
Read
-write
web
Software
as a
service
forum
SOAP
HTML
CGI
blog
Web 3.0
System-generated content
RSS
API, OPML, CSS
Wild
Meta-tag
Semantic
web
 Mostly Read only
 Company focus
 Home pages
 Owning content
 Web forms
 Directories
 Page views
 Banner Advertising
 Britannica Online
 HTML/Portals
 Wildly Read-write
 Community focus
 Blogs/Wiki
 Sharing content
 Web applications
 Tagging
 Cost per click
 Interactive
Advertising
 Wikipedia
 XML/RSS
 Portable &Personal
 Individual focus
 Livestream/Waves
 Consolidating content
 Smart Applications
 User Behaviour
 User engagement
 Behavioural
Advertising
 The Semantic Web
 RDF/OWL/ROFS
Site

5. 5
SMAC : The Technology Game Changer
SSocial
MMobile
AAnalytics
CCloud
76%
of businesses are
using social
media for
business
objectives and to
increase ROI this
year.
72%
of enterprises
cited improved
productivity as a
driving factor in
adoption of smart
mobile devices.
75%
of executives at
large companies
said they are
working to
increase their
company’s use of
analytics .
92%
of businesses are
completely
satisfied with their
cloud based
services and
planning to
increase their
usage in 2014.
SMAC as a
GAME CHANGER
 SMAC will drive around 90% of all growth in IT market from 2013 to 2020.
 India will export $15 billion worth of SMAC software and services by 2017.
 In 2010 , IT business generated over $225 billion revenue using SMAC – IDC
 In 2014 , SMAC is among top three CIO priorities and they will make the investments – GARTNER
s M
A
C
SMAC share of total IT budget for
next 2 years :
Social Media – 3.4%
Mobile apps and devices – 5.3%
Analytics – 10%
Cloud services – 9.5%
Source :Forrester research , 2013

6. 6
What is IoT ?
…..your meeting was pushed back 45
minutes.
And signals your car to
start in 5 minutes to melt
the ice accumulated in
overnight snow storms .
…..your car knows it will need gas to
make it to the train station . Fill ups
usually take 5 minutes.
…..there was an accident on your driving
route causing a 15 minute detour.
…..your train is running 20 minutes
behind schedule .
And signals your coffee maker to turn on
5 minutes late as well.
This is communicated to
your alarm clock , which
allows you 5 extra minutes
of sleep .
Imagine a scenario where

7. 7
Did you mean everything ?
Agriculture
automation
Vehicle , Asset , person & pet
monitoring & controlling
Energy consumption
Building Management
M2M & wireless
sensor network
Everyday things Smart homes and
cities
Telemedicine & healthcare
Embedded Mobile
Security and
Surveillance
INTERNET
OF
THINGS
All these and much more ….

8. 8
Gartner Forecast , Internet of things,
Worldwide –November 2013
26BN
Units installed by
2020
$300BN
incremental revenue
generation
Internet of things will ultimately include connectivity of ANYTHING (Any Device) , ANYONE
(Anybody) ,ANY SERVICE , ANY BUSINESS , ANYPLACE ANYWHERE , ANY PATH and
ANY NETWORK .
$1900BN
Global economic value add
through sales in diverse end
markets

9. 9
Future trends
Outcome based models in test
automation to be more prevalent
Extreme automation to
take center stage
Testing in Production
to become part of
overall testing
strategy
Tool Integration and
Open source tools
Script less automation to
become more prominent with
business users involvement in
testing
In Process approach to bring
shift left paradigm to the
SDLC

10. 10
Consider Test Automation – Multi
Dimensional Problem
Is Test Automation the Answer ?
Test Automation Critical Success Factors!!
01
03
04
“Will the cost of automation provide a return on investment?” Calculate
the ROI of automating your test to arrive at your answer.Cost
Shift Left in SDLC
Allow Test Automation earlier in the development life cycle and
enhance communication , collaboration and visibility throughout the
entire life cycle and reduce risk.
02
What skills are required to leverage Test Automation with most optimum and
scalable solution?
How do we select best tools for Test Automation to handle new age applications?
No one tool is sufficient alone to support end to end scenarios . A platform is
required where Automation user can use multiple tools in a single automation script.
Automation
Skills
Tools

11. 11
Contd.
05
06
07
Big Picture How is Test Automation Integrated in Overall Big Picture?
If the requirements are vague, missing information, or do not
cover all aspects, then automation testing may not prove
successful as desired.
How do we organize our QA group to support Test
Automation and to be standardized as a practice across
teams?
Solid
Requirement
Structure
It is essential to include Test Automation to the core of overall IT strategy with right automation approach, tools
and proven frameworks, and not as an afterthought.
Explore the capabilities and choose the right partner for a successful automation journey of your test
organization.