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Datamonitor: Application Development Challenges in SOA |
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March 28, 2008
The adoption of Service Oriented Architecture continues apace, with the expectation that application development and integration will improve. For those companies that are now in SOA, the realization has come that while their aspirations can be achieved, there is a price to pay. Of course, with the right tools and processes, these problems can be addressed, but it is an arduous learning process.
One of the consequences of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is that the traditional approach to application development, where applications have a recognizable beginning and end and there is control over the source code, is shunned. Instead, a new paradigm is introduced, composed of composite applications created from diverse services and components where source code is not always accessible. There are two areas in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) where this has a major impact: testing and change management.
Testing SOA applications is problematical for a number of reasons. It is difficult for a company to know if a web service will deliver on its promises, and, even if it does, whether it will maintain the company's standards of robustness and security while complying with its policies. As web service standards evolve, companies need to preempt them by implementing in-house certification processes in order to ensure trust. Allowing service/component consumers to leave feedback for other consumers as well as the provider/creator is a sound strategy. If a service which is part of a long chain goes out of commission, companies have the option of restricting chaining depth until there is a signaling mechanism in place which can highlight changes that may compromise the ultimate composite application. ...
Many of the latest generation APM tools have the capability to trace performance along chains of web services (see the April 2008 edition of Butler Group Review for an up-to-date market roundup of the larger players). There are also specialist vendors in SOA testing such as Mindreef... [with] SOAPscope Tester... geared towards multi-tier, SOA applications, setting up continuous testing and validation to ensure the high reliability and quality of composite applications.
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The451 Group: Mindreef expands SOAPscope Server with new role-based versions |
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By Dennis Callaghan March 10, 2008 Event summary:
- Mindreef has split its Web Services testing product, SOAPscope Server, into three new role-based versions for system architects, testers and developers. The Developer version replaces the original SOAPscope Desktop product.
- The company has also upgraded SOAPscope Server with enhanced WS-Security support, which will be included in all the versions. ...
The 451 take:
This isn't the first time Mindreef has tried to push customers beyond the basic SOAPscope Desktop product; recall the company's Coral release more than two years ago, which evolved into SOAPscope Server. Server has now been split up into versions for different kinds of users at different price points, with SOAPscope Developer a more full-featured, collaborative version of the Desktop product. ... There may be some early challenges, but long term this is a winning strategy for the company. ....
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WebServices.org: Mindreef Wins its Third Consecutive Jolt Productivity Award |
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SOAPscope Tester Recognized by a Respected Panel of Editors, Expert Advisers and Columnists as one of the Top Innovations Changing the Software Development Landscape
Hollis, NH – March 6, 2008 – Mindreef®, Inc., The SOA Quality Company™, today announced that it has been awarded a highly coveted 2008 Jolt Productivity Award in the “Testing Tools” category for SOAPscope Tester ™ version 6.1, its Web services testing and SOA quality platform. Mindreef was previously honored with a Jolt Productivity Award for its flagship SOAPscope Server ™ collaborative team-based solution in 2007; and for its SOAPscope ® Web services diagnostic tool in 2007, 2004 and 2003. “We’re thrilled that SOAPscope Tester is recognized as one of the most innovative, ahead-of-the-curve products in software testing,” said Frank Grossman, co-founder and CTO of Mindreef. “Receiving our fifth Jolt Award is a tremendous honor – we’re one away from a six-pack! Thanks again to the makers of Jolt Cola, the editors at Dr. Dobb’s Journal, the contributors and staff at the Software Development Conference & Expo for recognizing innovation and excellence in our field.” View Full Article |
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Mindreef SOAPscope Tester Receives 18th Annual Jolt Productivity Award |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 6, 2008 -- Dr. Dobb's announced the winners of the 18th annual Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards during last night's Award Ceremony at the Software Development West 2008 Conference and Expo, held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. ...
The prestigious Jolt Awards recognize those products, books and websites that have "jolted" the industry in the past year. Winners are selected by an esteemed panel of judges consisting of industry insiders, columnists, and technology leaders. JOLT, the fabled soft drink quaffed by software developers for sustenance during project development marathons, sponsors the awards.
"This year was an exceptionally exciting year for our judges, because there were so many strong contenders in every category," said Amber Ankerholz, conference manager for Dr. Dobb's Events. "The winners reflect the great innovations thriving in the industry today, and it was especially satisfying to see industry leaders as well as newcomers changing how developers work by giving them great new products that reflect the changing software development landscape."
The winners of the 18th Jolt Product Excellence Awards and the recipients of the Jolt Productivity Awards are: Testing Tools - Productivity Winner: SOAPscope Tester (Mindreef)
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Search CIO: Continuous integration meets application performance management |
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March 5, 2008
By Jack Vaughan Agile development styles centred on continuous integration are leading to new ways of thinking about various parts of the software development life cycle (SDLC). Requirements gathering and project management have been affected. Now, the Agile emphasis on continuous processes is being heard more widely in performance testing and management. Continuous performance management -- or continuous performance testing -- applies the principles of performance testing to the practice of continuous integration, according to Steven Haines, Java domain expert at Quest Software. Quest and Haines have fashioned a tool kit, now in beta and available to the Quest community, that embodies some of the ideas of continuous performance management. Performance testing should be integrated into automated continuous integration builds, Haines and others advise. That means having tight test script incorporation within a continuous integration server. ... Test software vendors have discussed the need for a continuous form of validation of SOA applications, which constantly change. In addition, SOA tester Mindreef discusses a regimen of continuous validation that is part testing and part performance....View Full Article |
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