Parasoft Virtualize addresses challenges in software testing by eliminating constraints related to complex systems and enhancing access to test environments, which reduces costs and improves productivity. The solution leverages application behavior virtualization to model and capture real system behaviors, allowing for parallel development, performance testing, and simplified data management across distributed systems. This comprehensive access speeds testing efforts and minimizes delays caused by scheduling conflicts and dependencies on third-party systems.

1. Parasoft Virtualize
Eliminate system and environment constraints

2. The Business Problem
Complex, interdependent systems wreak havoc on functional and performance
testing and development efforts impacting productivity, quality and timelines
 What needs to be tested increasing – this problem is exponential
 More, larger systems
 Larger, complex architectures
 De-coupled and evolving system components
 Multiple, new devices
 Extended networks
 Who is involved with software quality getting more complex
 Large, distributed teams
 More roles involved
 Agile, iterative development methodologies
 Many moving parts
 Hardware / operating system permutations
 Clients / servers / databases
 System upgrades / patches
 Dependent 3rd party applications
 Security and access control
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3. Hardware and OS Virtualization
Virtualization and cloud technology for software testing has assisted organizations to
lower infrastructure costs and offer broader access
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 Virtualization Network
OS OS
 Consolidates servers Virtual
Server 1
Virtual
Server 2
 Creates multiple execution environments
with existing resources Virtualization Software
 Provide isolated sandboxes Operating System
 Centralizes configuration management
 Private cloud “can” provide self-service
Private Cloud
access to complex infrastructures
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OS OS
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 Cloud provides incremental scalability
Operating System
Virtualization Software
Operating System
without additional hardware
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Public Cloud Virtual
Server 1
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Server 2
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Server 2
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4. The Challenge
Although virtualization technology has assisted to lower costs and offer access
significant gaps still exists for software testing
Simple Applications
 Access to shared staged environments
 Missing/changing components
 Evolving deployment environments
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Complex Systems
ERP
 Unfeasible system virtualization (mainframes)
 Systems too complex for test lab
 Complex test data management across systems Bus
 Unrealistic performance from staged environments Partner
Partner
End-to-End Transactions
 Inaccessible partner systems/services Cloud Resource Bus
 Expensive third-party transaction/access fees
 Multiple “owners” of internal and external resources
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5. Parasoft Virtualize
Leveraging application behavior virtualization the team can reduce the
complexity and the costs of managing multiple environments while providing
ubiquitous access for development, test and training
Model &
Capture Consume
Provision
Initiated from the system under test, After the virtualized artifact has been The virtualized asset can now be called
the user has the ability to capture captured, users can now instruct the for unit, functional and performance tests.
detail from a live monitor that details of the virtualized asset The virtualized asset can be leveraged by
analyzes system traffic, from behavior. This includes: performance, any test suite – including Parasoft Test.
analyzing transaction logs or by data sources and conditional response
modeling virtual behavior within the criteria. The virtualized asset is then
Parasoft Virtualized interface. provisioned for simplified uniform
access across teams and business
partners.
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6. Examples
Parasoft Virtualize is used throughout the SDLC to eliminate constraints
and reduce the costs of managing development, test and performance environments
 Limited access to mainframes, large ERPs, or 3rd party systems
 Access is shared and must be scheduled delaying test efforts
 Limited time leads to incomplete testing
 Parallel development efforts limited by system dependencies
 Unfinished or evolving components delay development cycles
 Multiple application versions makes environment management time consuming
 Capacity Constrained staged environments
 Staged environment has limited capacity constraining realistic performance tests
 Staged environment test databases shared and corrupted
 Complex, time consuming test data management
 Data management for complex systems time consuming to manage
 Permutations of environments and test data complex to manage
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7. Parasoft Virtualize – Limited Access
Multiple development and test teams have limited access to mainframe cycles.
Access time is shared and tightly scheduled.
1. Real use case defines the “behavior” to
virtualize 1 Define
2. Proxy captures “real” system behavior
2 Capture
3. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is
instructed to perform for testing
3 Instruct System Under Test
4. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is
provisioned for access
4 Provision
Shared
5. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is Mainframe
leveraged for consumption by the teams
5 Consume`
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8. Parasoft Virtualize - Parallel Development
Software changes are delayed due system dependencies. Parallel development
activities are stifled, waiting for access to dependent functionality.
1. Requirements and use case defines
the “behavior” to virtualize Dependent
System A
2. Use Parasoft Virtualize to model
“expected” system behavior 1 Define
3. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is 2 Model
instructed to perform for development
Evolving System Dependent
System B
4. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is
Unavailable
provisioned for access
3 Instruct
5. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is
accessed for parallel development
4 Provision
5 Consume
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9. Parasoft Virtualize - Performance Testing
The test instances of service end points are constrained for load and performance and
ad hoc functional testing
1. Real use case defines the “behavior” to
virtualize
2. Proxy captures “real” system behavior
1 Define
2 Capture
3. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is
instructed to perform for load parameters
System Under Test
4. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is ESB
provisioned for access
3 Instruct
5. The Parasoft Virtualized Asset is
used for performance testing 4 Provision
5 Load Test
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10. The Opportunity
Parasoft Virtualize provides comprehensive access
to unavailable or inaccessible development and testing resources –
this speeds the testing effort at a significantly lower cost
 Capture the real behavior System behavior
of dependent systems and data
captured
 Configure the virtualized asset to
meet demands of the test scenarios System Under Test
 Provision the virtualized asset for
all team members to access on their
Bus
Partner
schedule Partner
Cloud Resource Bus
Bus
Dependent Architecture
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11. ParaBank Demo
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12. Online Banking Example System
Loans App
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13. Testing an Incomplete Systems
Loans App
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14. Testing an Incomplete Systems
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15. Online Banking Example System
Accounts App
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16. Online Banking Example System
Accounts App
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17. Online Banking Example System
Accounts App
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18. Summary
Reduce the costs throughout the SDLC to by eliminating system
and environment constraints
 Limited access
 Reduce transaction and infrastructure costs
 Avoid delays due to ‘scheduling conflicts’ or dependency on 3rd party
schedules
 Parallel development
 Provide faster time to market for agile business needs
 Avoid ‘Waterfall waiting’ and validate functionality sooner
 Capacity Constrained
 Build scalable performance into system components
 Avoid potential conflict with the ‘real’ back-end systems
 Data management
 Reduce data administration costs and
 Reduce time to validate use-cases by simplifying data requirements
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19. Product View
Parasoft Complete ALM
Parasoft Concerto is a complete Software Development
Management platform that ensures quality software can be
produced consistently and efficiently–in any language
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Concerto
Parasoft Virtualize provides comprehensive
Parasoft's full-lifecycle testing platform ensures
secure, reliable, compliant applications. It
Parasoft Parasoft access to traditionally difficult or expensive to
access development and test environments by
reduce the complexity of testing in today's Test Virtualize eliminating the system constraints associated with
distributed, heterogeneous environments
today's heterogeneous component-based
applications.
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20. Parasoft Virtualize - Q&A
Eliminate system and environment constraints