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Running automation testing across the enterprise is hard. There must be a better way. In this episode, Oren Rubin, founder of TestIm.io, and Maor Frankel, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, share how to scale testing using TestOps principles. Discover how to leverage control, management, and insights to unjumble your automation’s growing complexity. This is not theory. Moar shares how he successfully implemented TestOps at Microsoft with his team. Listen up!

Did you know that RPA is the fastest-growing area of Robot Framework adoption? In this episode, Antti Karjalainen, Founder and CEO of Robocorp, explains why and how to create an open-source stack for RPA. Discover how to simplify and streamline the RPA development process, and how it can enable anyone to share and distribute robots seamlessly. Listen up and find out how to focus on automating instead of configuring.

As testers, we need to change with the times. What may have made sense to automate ten years ago may not still apply today. In this episode, Gojko Adžić will share five universal rules for test automation. Discover why the test pyramid may no longer apply to modern test automation, and learn about some newer approaches to testing. Listen up and find out how to automate non-deterministic tests.

When should you consider using a low-code test automation solution? In this episode, Diana Oks, an Automation Engineer at Vulcan Cyber, explains the benefits of using a low-code solution and how it can simplify your workflow. Discover what low-code automation tools are, how to choose one and how they can make your life easier. Listen up!

When it comes to software development, it's not always easy to articulate what we want from the software. That’s where Behavior Driven Development (BDD) comes in. In this episode, Seb Rose and Gaspar Nagy, authors of the new book Formulation: Document examples with Given/When/Then, explain how all stakeholders need to be involved in creating a product's specification. Discover BDD tips for your entire development process, including the specific technical practices required to drive development using collaboratively authored specifications and living documentation successfully. Listen Up!

Just like a hacker would find vulnerabilities, you can too. And you don't need to be a developer to do it. In this episode, Oliver Moradov, a VP at NeuraLegion, will share the benefits of adding API security testing automation directly into your DevOps or CI/CD pipelines. Discover how to integrate API security tests with your CI/CD pipeline, how to monitor your testing, and how to successfully run your API security tests at night to keep from impacting production.

In this episode, I turn 50 :( Am I told old for automation? I was hoping you could leave me a "feedback gift" so I know how to try to make things even better for YOU in the next 50 years. Leave your feedback now at askguild.com

How does quality engineering fit into DevOps? In this episode, Lagan Khare, a Manager of Quality Engineering with more than 13 years of experience, shares her insights into QE and integrated automated testing into DevOps and Agile. Discover how QE is different from QA and how to implement QE with DevOps, metrics, CI/CD and more. Listen up!

Do you know how to use your environment data to create better testing outcomes? In this episode, Wayne Ariola, a recognized thought leader on software testing, shares his suggestions for leveraging an open-testing platform. Discover some ways to re-think your software testing lifecycle with an eye towards more comprehensive automation. Listen up!

Automation of your functional tests is important, but many testers stop there. In today's continuous testing world you need to automate many aspects of your CI/CD pipeline as well. In this episode, Mohamed Labouardy, author of the book Pipeline as Code, will share tips on how to succeed with the automation of your continuous delivery efforts. Discover tips for using Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform, and much, much more. Listen up!

Want to know how QA can leverage AI to help in your SDLC? In this episode, Trevor Chandler will share how to use AI in the context of how QA can achieve the next set of advances in the global world of technology. Discover real strategies to use AI as one of the tools in QA. Listen in to hear about this and other evolutions we stand on the edge of as testers.

Minimize your testing feedback loop while at the same time expanding the size of the systems you can test. Find out how with Taras Mankovki, CEO of Frontside and Product Manager for BigTest. Discover a new, open-source-testing platform for Cloud Native World that allows you to create test harnesses that invert the testing pyramid. Also, learn how the creator of Capybara, Jonas Nicklas, contributed his experience to help eliminate flakiness in testing at BigTest. Listen up! Make sure to check out the full show notes and transcripts [here]

Testing artificial intelligence is very different from testing conventional software like mobile apps or websites. In this episode Christoph Börner, creator of Botium, will share how testing a chatbot is fundamentally different than testing a website or smartphone app. Discover common causes for flaky chatbot testing, and how to handle tricky testing scenarios using Botium. Listen up!

Looking for a way to add machine learning to your existing software automation and RPA projects? In this episode, Tommi Holmgren, founder of Aito, will share his passion and vision for building next-generation machine learning tools for RPA developers. Discover how to quickly test, deploy and maintain a machine learning classifier for your automation testing workflow. Listen up!

Are you interested in learning how to optimize your testing processes? In this episode, Aviram Shotten will share how QA is innovative and can help transform your software development. Discover QA optimization and how it applies to your software delivery lifecycles. Gain insight into your team's data using AI/ML to know where your real challenges are. Listen up for a roadmap to help you find the quality gaps in your software and how to fix them.

How well are your engineering teams doing with your Agile practices? In this episode Rudolf Groetz, a test lead and Agile coach, along with David Heitzinger, Head of Agile Engineering, share their thoughts on how to enable your teams to accelerate their Agile transformation. Discover the Agile Engineering Maturity model and apply it to your groups to coach them to achieve better results. Listen in to learn how to coach your teams to Agile excellence.

Want to know how to monitor all your automation test results in one place? In this episode, Juan Negrier, a co-founder of Delta Reporter, will discuss why he created this solution and how it can help you. Discover how it can help your organization with automation testing, main features, possible implementations, and ways to deploy it. Listen up!

Are you ready for the new decade of automated pipelines? Automating functional testing is critical for today's software development teams, but it's just a small piece of what you’ll need for modern CI/CD DevOps practices. Join over 37 automation experts at the 5th Annual Automation Guild to get up to speed on the latest and greatest in full-stack pipeline automation testing. Don't miss out! Only two weeks left to register for Automation Guild.

Automation is not just functional automation! In this episode, Parasar Saha, an enterprise automation architect, will share some ways to reduce repetitive and error-prone tasks at the enterprise level. Discover how to free up time and resources to help transform your team. Listen up to learn tips, tricks, and best practices for successful Digital Transformation.

Are you curious to learn more about automation using TestCafe? In this episode, Dmytro Shpakovskyi, author of Modern Web Testing with TestCafe, will share insights from his new book. Discover automation testing strategies for end-to-end web testing using TestCafe and JavaScript. Listen up!