The document discusses the concept of virtual test labs as a solution to improve software development and testing processes. It highlights the challenges faced in traditional setups, such as painful environment setup and no-repro bugs, and presents virtual labs as a way to enhance productivity, quality, and collaboration. Best practices for implementing virtual labs, including integration and cloning of VMs, are also mentioned.

1. Virtual Test Labs The next frontier
DarshanDesai
Program Manager
Visual Studio -Test and Lab Management
Microsoft India, Hyderabad
darshand@microsoft.com| http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lab_management

2. Meet Ellen

6. Wants to help ship "great" software

7. Ellen‟s woes

8. Environment setup is painful

9. No-repro bugs

10. Cannot catch up with development

12. What if?

13. Environment setup is „quick and easy‟

14. No more “no-repro” bugs

15. Development and testing work
hand in hand

16. Enter Virtual Labs!!!

17. Demo -Virtual labsDemo Virtual lab in action

18. Best practices/pitfalls

19. Integration

20. Cloning VMs without conflicts

21. Rewinding clock with snapshots

22. Virtual labs empower Ellen

23. Save time and increase productivity

24. Improve software quality

25. Enable better collaboration

26. Help ship "great" software

28. Questions??

29. Darshan Desai
Email:darshand@microsoft.com
Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lab_management
Web: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products
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