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Exploding IoT market could drive opportunities for software testers

We asked Jon Hagar, our guest on Monday’s webinar, to give us a preview of his remarks. Here’s what he had to say. Jon: There is much hype, and there may even be quite a bit of money, around the IoT market. IoT merges several technology lines, such as Mobile, Cloud, Communication, Big Data, and Embedded software. Many aspects of IoT will be familiar. There are challenges, to be sure, for testers as the IoT market reveals its full potential. But these are really opportunities for testers who decide to get engaged in the IoT market. These include:

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automated Performance and Load Testing

Only when apps and sites run slowly or freeze do we really notice the importance of how well they function. Applications and networks that support these services are under extreme pressure to perform flawlessly.

Risk Management: Predicting the Unpredictable

Did you watch the Super Bowl? There was an 84 Lumber commercial showing a mother and daughter risking their lives trying to get to the United States from Mexico. Showing the long and arduous journey through the desert, only to face a giant wall separating them from America.

It's never too early to start your in-case-of-emergency preparations.

Preparing for worst-case scenarios is key.

Particularly poignant after what the now-president said about Mexican immigrants while campaigning, the ad was purposeful in showing one type of extremely arduous immigrant experience. It was gut-wrenching in a way that made you want to see what happens next to the mother and daughter, which drove traffic to the 84 Lumber site where the rest of the video could be seen. The only problem is that they didn’t predict they would be so successful and all the incoming traffic crashed their site.