This certification introduces the core concepts of cloud testing. It is designed for professionals who want to understand how to use cloud infrastructure to perform efficient and scalable testing, especially in load, performance, and production service monitoring.
Why Cloud Testing
Traditional testing faces challenges like limited budgets, tight deadlines, high costs, and lack of reusability. Cloud testing helps overcome these issues by offering:
- Scalable and flexible infrastructure
- Distributed test environments
- Faster execution time
- Cost-effective solutions
- Reduced need for physical resources
Cloud Testing Answers Questions Like
- What can reasonably be tested?
- Where should testing efforts be focused?
- Which tools and techniques work best?
- What risks can testing help reduce?
Pre-requisites
No prior certification is required
Course Duration
10 to 15 hours
Exam Pattern
- 40 multiple choice questions
- Pass mark: 80 percent (32 correct answers required)
- Duration: 1 hour
- Non-proctored exam, available anytime within an 8-month validity period
- Two attempts included with the exam voucher
Certification Validity
Valid for life
Course Outline
Module 1 – Foundation
- What is Cloud Computing?
- Characteristics of Cloud Computing
- Not a Unified View
- Your View of Cloud Computing
- The Key Players
- Interactions Between Cloud Computing Actors
- What Cloud Brokers Do
- Five Main Principles of Cloud Computing
- Benefits
- Risks
- Types of Clouds
- Cloud Reference Model
- Major Service Patterns
- An Example
- Example Services Available to a Cloud Consumer
- Major Activities of Cloud Providers
- Other Service Patterns
- Scope of Controls Between Provider and Consumer
- The Role of Virtualization
- Extending SOA
- Cloud Service Management
- The Importance of Testing
- What This Means to Testers
Module 2 – Defining Your Cloud Test Strategy
- Why a Test Strategy?
- Key Test Planning Components
- What to Include
- Cloud Provider
- Knowing How Much to Test – The Extent of Testing
- How to Define a Cloud Test Strategy
Module 3 – Test Environments
- Requirements for Test Environments
- Extending Virtual Environments
- Characteristics of Cloud Test Environments
- The Role of Virtual Test Environments
- OpenStack Initiative
- Three Major Platforms
- Major Virtual Environment Vendors and Platforms
- Example – Cross-Platform Browser Testing
- Designing Test Environments
- Managing and Controlling Test Environments
- Variations
