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Testing Practitioner Handbook

By : Renu Rajani
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Testing Practitioner Handbook

By: Renu Rajani

Overview of this book

The book is based on the author`s experience in leading and transforming large test engagements and architecting solutions for customer testing requirements/bids/problem areas. It targets the testing practitioner population and provides them with a single go-to place to find perspectives, practices, trends, tools, and solutions to test applications as they face the evolving digital world. This book is divided into five parts where each part explores different aspects of testing in the real world. The first module explains the various testing engagement models. You will then learn how to efficiently test code in different life cycles. The book discusses the different aspects of Quality Analysis consideration while testing social media, mobile, analytics, and the Cloud. In the last module, you will learn about futuristic technologies to test software. By the end of the book, you will understand the latest business and IT trends in digital transformation and learn the best practices to adopt for business assurance.
Table of Contents (56 chapters)
Testing Practitioner Handbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Index

Trends in Energy and Utilities (E&U)


The IT landscape of energy and utilities is becoming more and more digital. However, there is not yet a clear consensus on digital transformation objectives, such as the desire to embed customer experience at the heart of the business strategy and the need to deliver operational improvements.

Key drivers to smart energy services trends include the following:

  • Continued industry restructuring (demand side participation)

  • Fast-paced smart initiatives: smart grid technology and smart meter installations

  • Real-time grid analytics, digitization helping utilities interact with customers effectively and efficiently

  • Energy savings through online campaigns and electronic channels

  • Online customer interaction and social network collaboration

  • Analyzing the consumer's behavioral patterns and quickly addressing the issues through the use of social networking and online interaction

  • Challenge of meeting the renewable energy management targets

  • Hitting the 2030 target of renewable...