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Zeichick’s Take: Software quality assurance by the numbers


By Alan Zeichick


 Alan Zeichick
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September 5, 2012 —  (Page 2 of 2)

Does your company outsource any of its software quality assurance or testing?
Yes, all of it: 4.4%
Yes, some of it: 26.6%
No, none of it: 65.0%
Don’t know: 3.9%

This is tabulated as 31.0% outsourced some or all software testing.

Is your company developing and testing apps for mobile devices?
No, not developing/testing for mobile application development: 42.1%
Yes, mobile software for iPhone/iPad: 36.6%
Yes, mobile software for Android devices: 33.2%
Yes, mobile software in HTML5: 30.2%
Yes, mobile software for Windows Phone: 22.8%
Yes, mobile software for BlackBerry devices: 16.3%
Don’t know: 5.4%
Yes, software for other devices: 3.5%

This is tabulated as 57.9% were developing or testing mobile applications.

At what stage is your company—or companies that you consult—using the cloud for software testing?
We are using the cloud for software testing on a routine basis: 7.9%
We are experimenting with using the cloud for software testing: 17.3%
We are studying the technology but have not started yet: 26.7%
No plans to use the cloud for software testing: 39.6%
Don’t know: 8.4%

What is the state of software security testing at your company?
Software security is checked by the developers: 48.0%
Software security is checked by the test/QA team: 35.8%
Software security is checked by the IT/networking department: 29.9%
Software security testing is done for Web applications: 27.9%
Software security is checked by a separate security team: 25.5%
Software security testing is done for public-facing applications: 24.5%
Software security testing is done for in-house applications: 22.1%
We don’t have a specific security testing process: 18.6%
Software security is checked by contractors: 12.7%
Software security testing is not our responsibility: 3.4%

Those are the results. Do they match what you’ve seen at your company or within the industry?

Alan Zeichick is editorial director of SD Times. Read his blog at ztrek.blogspot.com.


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