Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 94 | Page 68

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Greg Harrowsmith , Pre-Sales , CASA Software
• Automation is invoked through a portal or integration into CI , CD chains via APIs . This in turn delivers data on demand .
• Data sanitisation is both masked and cloned data undergo obfuscation , removing PII , making it suitable for usage in development environments .
Key TDM techniques include :
• Data masking : Obscures sensitive information to maintain privacy and compliance .
• Synthetic data generation : Creates artificial data sets that mimic real-world data .
• Data sub-setting : Provides smaller , representative samples of large data sets for testing .
Organisations rely more than ever on quality software for digital execution . This in turn is driving increased investment and demand for continual delivery of quality applications to serve customer needs and support organisational goals says .
An IDC report suggests demand for software velocity , the rate of release , supported by AI , and model-based testing can drive higher quality software in the market .
The ability to deliver new functionality with speed and confidence is key to building and sustaining competitive advantage . But without quality , development efforts can deliver a poor user experience which in turn will negatively impact your brand , revenues , and customer loyalty .
Testing lies at the heart of both speed and quality . The goal is to enable rigorous testing that fits into the same sprint , while allowing stakeholders , from testers to business analysts , to remain aligned and
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