The document discusses emerging trends in software testing for 2015, including testing the Internet of Things, SMAC technologies, DevOps practices, service virtualization, domain-focused testing, test centers of excellence, and crowd testing. Some of the impacts on testing include a focus on user experience, interoperability, automation, mobility, data analytics, continuous integration and delivery, API/web service testing, and output-based pricing models for crowd testing. Factors influencing these trends are the growing adoption of agile development practices and distributed teams, as well as barriers to fully implementing agile approaches.