Large-Scale Automated Testing for a Leading Data Protection

Our customer is a leading software corporation who delivers complexity-reducing data protection technologies, including award-winning Linux solutions; proven Solaris products; and application-focused Windows offerings that reliably protect MS SQL, SharePoint, Oracle, Exchange, MySQL and other business critical applications.

Technology

• Data Protection by Backup / Archival / Replication and Recovery
• Continuous Data Protection and Reporting
• SQL Server
• SharePoint 2003, 2007 (MOSS and WSS)
• Oracle
• DB2
• Informix
• Sybase
• SAP
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Teradata
• Exchange Server
• Lotus Notes

Team Size

34 resources on average

Service Request

• Test Requirements Gathering and Test Case Creation
• Functional Test Execution and System Testing in the Production Environment
• Certification Test for New Hardware / Devices – Offshore team is responsible for conducting certification test of new device/hardware
• Automated Regression Testing and Development of Test Automation Framework and Test Scripts – CSC Vietnam is responsible for building an effective automation framework to serve automated testing projects
• Localization Testing – A dedicated testing team is responsible for all aspects of localization test on 6 different languages (English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese)
• Patch Release and Patch Verification – The offshore QA team is responsible for building and verification of the patch before being released to the end user

Challenge:

• Multiple platforms, including both Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems, hardware devices and multiple database support
• Working with high-tech and rapid change field
• Separated QA and development sites
• Remote Testing
• Localization and Internationalization Testing

Solution:

• Dedicated offshore/onshore QA Lab that includes a comprehensive array of sophisticated network and fiber attached storage technologies, a rich mix of OS platforms and all of the leading third party business applications
• Dedicated VPN link between Ho Chi Minh and client sites (UK, USA)
• A mixture of localized platform environments for English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese
• Test Automation environments maintained to support Quick Test Pro-based automated testing

Results:

• A dedicated testing team with wide-range of testing skills: From automation to hardware, device, database, multiple OS platforms testing skills
• The outsourcing relationship with CSC Vietnam has brought the client a range of business benefits, such as high availability and stability of critical business systems, leveraging CSC’s global expertise in outsourcing, systems integration and applications, strategic use of CSC’s value-added capabilities

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