With the deal of expensive
and daunting task of setting up in-house mobile testing capabilities, more and
more companies are turning to the cloud. Cloud service providers such as
Keynote DeviceAnywhere provide immediate access to robust toolkits and,
critically, a broad pool of real devices that can be tested live on carrier
networks.
Currently, 28 percent of WQR
respondents say they do their testing in the cloud; 39 percent report that they
will be doing cloud testing by 2015. This rapid increase in adoption prompted
the WQR authors to declare that “testing in the cloud is becoming the
new norm.”-ibid. Device selection, speed, lower costs, and on-demand
availability are some of the reasons companies are opting for cloud testing services
instead of attempting to handle mobile testing in-house.
“It seems like just about everyone
is interested in mobile testing services at this point,” Obstler says. “We see
certain industries leading the way. Financial — look at how popular and
powerful mobile check deposit has quickly become — and then healthcare,
and insurance. Companies in these industries are focusing on both internal and
external apps. It becomes very important, very quickly to have a process and
platform in place to test these apps, or else it’s just overwhelming.”
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