Service virtualization – Don’t let testing constraints slow you down.

Is your API, microservice or third-party service unavailable while testing? Do you have limited production-like test data in your integration environments? Service virtualization creates realistic simulations of services that are missing in your test environments to fill in gaps. The result is fewer delays, better software and faster delivery, all at lower costs.

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HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

We handle testing dependencies so you can focus on your products and new features.

We’ll help you design, implement and maintain service virtualization so that your teams can keep delivering high-quality features.

Boost quality and improve customer satisfaction by finding and fixing defects earlier.
Avoid wasting money setting up, tearing down and resetting expensive test environments.
Accelerate your time to market by revving up your test automation and delivery speeds by over 50%.
Save time by freeing up your developers and testers to work in parallel.

Ship better software faster and cheaper.

We’ll capture live system behaviors to build and deploy the virtual services you and your teams need. You’ll spend less time waiting for critical components to become available and more time doing the work you love developing new products and features.

Get to Market Faster

Replicate the behavior of components that are not yet fully developed or rely on third parties to avoid delays, enabling your teams to innovate and get to market faster.

Minimize Your Testing Costs

Ramp up testing efficiencies and reduce test infrastructure costs for mainframes and pay-per-usage third-party services to make your budget work harder.

Maximize Customer Experience

Improve quality, customer satisfaction and protect your reputation by finding and fixing defects sooner rather than at the end of the testing phase – or when it’s too late.

Reduce Business Risk

Protect your customers and brand by switching up the security of your applications and systems with in-depth testing of all your internal and external services and APIs.

OUR SOLUTIONS

Achieve more with our service virtualization expertise.

We have deep expertise with both licensed and open-source service virtualization tools, such as Broadcom DevTest, IBM’s Rational Test Virtualization Server, Parasoft Virtualize, Micro Focus Service Virtualization, WireMock, MockLab and more.

Continuous DevOps Delivery

Identify your business risks sooner with our specialist Agile and DevOps testing services that harness service virtualization to our shift-left approach, enhancing every stage of your CI/CD pipeline.

Test Automation

Supercharge your automation and cut test execution times by up to 90% with our test automation services. We use service virtualization to enable your automation to run in parallel with software development.

Performance Excellence

We have a deep understanding of omni-channel e-comm and product content management and how to make it work best for you

Security Testing

Shift your security left and prevent privacy breaches. We integrate service virtualization with our depth and experience in cyber security testing so you can assess vulnerabilities and address gaps in your applications and systems earlier – when they’re easier and cheaper to fix.

Microservices Development

Our microservices expertise gives you greater testing efficiency. We maximize service virtualization to ensure that your teams don’t waste time waiting for dependent components to be deployed.

Shift Left Testing

Our shift-left testing approach promotes early feedback, collaboration, test automation, continuous testing, and quality ownership. We help teams deliver software faster, with higher quality, and ensure that testing is an integral part of the development process from the very beginning.

A success story

Insurer cuts testing infrastructure costs by 20% and speeds up testing.

01—Challenge

Our Client, a US-based insurer, wanted to redesign its online sales website using a microservices architecture. It faced delays around the availability of third-party services for testing purposes, as its QA teams were following parallel development practices.

02—Solutions

Qualitest helped the Client implement Broadcom’s DevTest service virtualization platform to support application testing processes without depending on third-party services.

03—Results

Our Client achieved a 25% increase in testing speed and a 20% reduction in the cost of infrastructure required for testing.

We have been presented with a clear and concise view on the coverage achieved and understand where to target additional test effort for future releases. Their technical knowledge and vision and their flexible and innovative approaches to testing have been absolutely crucial to our success… quite simply a great partner.

Shaun Kelly, IT Director, Covea Group

OUR CAPABILITIES

What else can we help you with?

Let us know what your needs and requirements are and we’ll tailor a solution that will make life easier for you.

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A service virtualization expert is ready to help.

All you have to do is ask.

FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions about service virtualization.

What is service virtualization in testing?

Service virtualization is a technique used in testing to simulate the behavior of dependent systems or components that a software application relies on in order to function properly. This can include external systems such as databases, web services, or other applications, as well as internal components such as hardware or specialized software. By simulating these dependencies, service virtualization allows developers and testers to test the application in a controlled environment, without relying on the actual systems or components. This can be useful for a variety of reasons, such as testing in a development environment, testing the application when a dependent service is unavailable or testing edge cases.

What is virtualization as a service?

Virtualization as a service (VaaS) is a cloud computing service that enables customers to access virtualized computing resources on demand, typically through a pay-as-you-go pricing model. This can include virtualized servers, storage, and networking resources, as well as virtualized applications and software.

VaaS is often provided by cloud service providers, and can be accessed over the internet through a web portal or API. This allows customers to create, configure, and manage virtual machines (VMs) and other virtualized resources, without the need to invest in and maintain their own physical infrastructure. This can be beneficial for organizations that need to quickly scale their computing resources up or down, or that need to test or deploy software in a variety of environments.

VaaS can be divided into different types, such as Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Software as a service (SaaS).

What is service virtualization in API testing?

In API testing, service virtualization is a technique used to simulate the behavior of dependent systems or services that an API relies on in order to function properly. This can include external systems such as databases, web services, or other APIs, as well as internal components such as hardware or specialized software. By simulating these dependencies, service virtualization allows developers and testers to test the API in a controlled environment, without relying on the actual systems or services.

For example, if an API relies on a web service that is not yet available or not stable, service virtualization can be used to simulate the web service’s behavior and responses, so that the API can be tested. This can be useful for a variety of reasons, such as testing the API in a development environment, testing the API when a dependent service is unavailable, and testing edge cases.

Service virtualization can be implemented using specialized software tools that allow developers and testers to create and configure virtualized services, or it can be done manually by creating test stubs or mocks that simulate the behavior of the dependent services.

Why Qualitest for service virtualization?

Qualitest is globally unmatched in service virtualization testing capabilities. We already have the expertise and experience, testing methodologies, testing infrastructure, cost-effectiveness, communication strategies, collaboration approach and security and compliance to be service virtualization test partner of choice to some of the world’s leading brands.