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Thomas E. Murphy
Research Director
4 years at Gartner
27 years IT industry

Thomas Murphy is a research director with Gartner, where he is part of the Application Strategies and Governance group. Mr. Murphy has more than 25 years of experience in IT as a developer, product manager, technical editor and industry analyst. Read Full Bio

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The Year of Mobile Testing

by Thomas Murphy  |  January 23, 2012  |  1 Comment

The explosion of devices and apps is creating a strain on testing organizations.  A broad number of tools have hit the market and we expect to see strong growth in the number of options during the next three years.  A plethora of challenges exist: gestures, geolocation, motion, and how to realistically conduct load tests to name a few.  Many will rely on manual tests and a prayer. 

Today SOASTA announced 3 new products in the mobile space that show a lot of promise.  With a Cloud delivered testing solution the company is able to get to market and evolve the product more readily than traditional software delivery which will be important in an area that sees constant evolution in platforms and devices.  The ability to deliver full automation without jailbreaking or tethering a device coupled with the high maintainability we have seen in SOASTA’s testing product will give users another solid option.  As devices shift to business critical application platforms the ability to have consistent test automation will be a key to success.

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  • 1 It’s Springtime For Mobile Application Testing | SOASTA   February 9, 2012 at 11:36 am

    [...] pace and are too expensive for this new breed of mobile developer. Gartner’s Tom Murphy says that many will rely on manual tests and a prayer to overcome the challenges of gestures, geolocation, motion and realistically conducting load [...]

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