Testing in the Cloud: New Challenges

The term Cloud Computing has become ubiquitous nowadays. The essence of Cloud Computing lies in the fact that Cloud computing allows the sharing of resources, bypassing the need for having local servers or personal devices. It has also been described as internet based computing, providing a pool of services to its clients via the internet. With the advent of this technology, the way we used computer resources earlier has completely changed. Time is an imperative factor which any business wants to harness, to the maximum extent possible. Another very important aspect of Cloud computing is Cloud Testing, the connotation of which is Testing as a service. Due to this fact, Cloud Testing has gained impetus in the internet based world today. The availability of CPU, storage systems, databases has become much more easy and cost effective. The Crux of this paper is Cloud Testing which is described as Testing as a service (TAAS), provided by the Cloud. My paper illustrates a detailed discussion on the various aspects of Cloud Testing such as, the need for cloud testing, issues involved, benefits and limitations, the importance of Cloud computing, it's models and the services provided by Cloud Computing.