Service virtualization and DevOps

Service virtualization is the process of simulating the behavior of select components within an application to enable end-to-end testing of the application as a whole. Application development teams can use virtual services in lieu of the production or real services to conduct integration testing earlier in the development process.

Virtualized test assets look and act like the real thing but may be duplicated and available at times when the real assets are not available to the testing team. Virtualizing your test assets enables your organization to create robust test frameworks that can provide comprehensive test coverage while keeping costs low.

There are different ways to define DevOps; some of the industry terminologies are listed here:

• A software development method that stresses communication, collaboration, and integration between development and IT professionals
• A set or mix of principles, practices, methods, or concepts
• A combination of development...