An Ounce of Prevention: The Importance of Testing
Major system outages. Botched software deployments. Cuts in profits and earnings. An Associated Press article, entitled “Software Disasters Often People Problems,” tied these business catastrophes to the lack of effective software testing. The expanded complexity and distribution of today’s systems brings a higher likelihood of far-reaching and serious errors — errors that tarnish reputations, cripple performance, and impact revenue.