2019 - Software Testing and Quality Assurance by iBeta

November 14, 2019 E-Commerce Testing William Miller

E-Commerce Versus Brick-and-Mortar; A Seismic Shifts in Retail

As more and more brick-and-mortar stores close their doors, e-commerce giants like Amazon continue to expand. Amazon stock is now worth almost $2,000 per share (a growth of over 29 percent so far during 2019) and their ever-expanding employee base proves there are no signs of stopping. The point? E-Commerce is Changing the Retail Landscape […]

November 11, 2019 Uncategorized William Miller

Software Testing Misconceptions That Must Be Dispelled

Software developers and maintenance teams don’t always understand quality assurance and testing. Software testing misconceptions often lead to antagonistic relationships between the two groups: The former wants to get the project out the door as quickly as possible, but the latter often “slows down” the process with testing for issues and vulnerabilities. It’s time to […]

November 10, 2019 Software Testing and QA William Miller

How to Predetermine the Scope of Software Testing

Congratulations on your new software product. You’ve worked hard to build the perfect program or application and are eager to share it with your audience. But before you do, it’s essential to have your software tested to ensure security, functionality, and optimum user experience. By this, we don’t mean putzing around the application looking for […]

November 7, 2019 IoT William Miller

How IoT is Changing Software Testing

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how we do practically everything. Devices that never had the ability to communicate with you or other devices now can. Everything from your refrigerator to house alarm to even your car can gather information on what’s going on and report that back to other systems. However, though IoT […]

November 4, 2019 E-Commerce Testing William Miller

Avoid the Holiday Blues: Test Your E-Commerce Website to Prevent Lost Orders

The holiday season – from Black Friday through the day after Christmas – is when many retailers make most of their profits for the entire year. Yet, one of their major assets – their e-commerce website – may cost them more profit than they realize if it’s not properly tested. Not Testing an E-Commerce Website […]

October 31, 2019 Software Testing and QA William Miller

The Inevitable Costs of Bad Software

When designed poorly, any software can pose risks to the public. Things like the loss of personally identifiable information or enlistment into a botnet for a distributed denial-of-service attack are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Fortunately, there is a useful — if unsexy — solution on the horizon: shifting product liability for bad […]

October 29, 2019 Software Testing and QA Mike Stark

Outsourced QA Best Practices

Outsourcing quality assurance needs can be both financially and timely beneficial. Yet, sometimes outsourced QA can create perceived or real conflicts with internal Agile and Scrum efforts. Fortunately, many of these conflicts can be decreased or eliminated with the following QA best practices. Identify Gaps Early The goal of using a QA vendor is to […]

October 29, 2019 Uncategorized Mike Stark

iBeta Celebrates 20 Years in the software testing business

AURORA, CO (September 27, 2019) – U.S.-based software testing company, iBeta Quality Assurance, celebrates 20 years in business. The Denver area quality assurance company grew from a small video game testing facility into a globally acclaimed quality assurance provider in the last two decades. Thanks to their expert testers and passionate testing team, iBeta consistently […]

October 24, 2019 Load Testing, Software Testing and QA Mike Stark

What is Load Testing and Why is It Necessary?

Before a software product can be brought to market, it must go through numerous tests to determine if it is working correctly. Some common types of software tests include bug tests, performance scans, and functionality verification. Load testing is one of the most common software tests run on systems and applications. So what is load […]

October 17, 2019 Software Testing and QA William Miller

QA Education and iBeta’s QA On-Demand Strategy

Continuous QA Education is the most important part of an on-demand QA testing strategy. At iBeta, we bring on a variety of talented testers, each with their own abilities and skillsets. As such, we continuously nurture and expand the scope of their testing credentials thanks to our on-going training and education program. For initial training, […]

Year: 2019