Testing Cloud

Cloud Testing or Testing Cloud Services is like testing software. It comprises of test measures that are similar to what you are used to, like performance testing, testing functionality (such as testing APPS, web services and configurations), testing security and more. Other test measures are more explicit, like testing continuity. Also new test measures are introduced, like testing against laws and regulations. Important is that testing cloud services needs to start during the selection, since many risks are either covered or just introduced in that phase. Interesting is the necessity to keep testing even in the production phase, since there is no guarantee that what works today also works tomorrow... Many changes happen that are not under your control.

Testing Cloud is referring to USING cloud services FOR testing. For instance for renting infrastructure for test environments. Or outsource testing to the cloud (Testing as a Service).