Enterprise-grade test and development in the cloud

The question is now not whether to use the cloud, but how, when and for what. Enterprise users face particular challenges. In many cases they operate mature mission-critical applications, and changes are often subject to strict procedures. Notwithstanding the clear benefits, the move from a secure private infrastructure to an Internet-accessible multitenanted infrastructure is a daunting one. For very many enterprises, test and development is the easiest first step into the cloud.

How can developers tap into the cloud to complete enterprise-level testing of software applications? This Rackspace white paper looks at how an agile cloud-hosted platform for application testing, with its inherent agility and suitability, to enterprise-level can make good economic and technological sense.