Applitools announced Enterprise
Management Associates (EMA) recognized its AI-powered visual UI testing
platform, Applitools Eyes, as a top enterprise software product leveraging AI
and Machine Learning (ML) to unclog DevOps and smooth digital transformation.
According to the report, AI is now the number one strategic enterprise IT
investment priority in 2018.
Applitools developed the first and only
AI-powered image comparison technology that mimics the human eye and brain to
streamline testing of web and mobile applications. The Visual AI engine only
reports differences that are perceptible to users and reliably ignore invisible
rendering, size and position differences. The algorithms can instantly validate
entire application pages, detect layout issues, and process the most complex
and dynamic pages. With tens of thousands of users across more than 300
customers, test automation engineers and developers have used Applitools Eyes
to perform more than 100 million visual comparisons and one billion component
level validations.
"Transitioning from releasing new software
once every quarter to a state where small teams can respond to new feature
requests or patch requirements within days exponentially increases the workload
for test engineers," says Torsten Volk, Managing Research Director at
Enterprise Management Associates. "Applitools applies a combination of AI/ML
and traditional instruction-based coding to reduce the workload of test
engineers by consolidating repetitive tasks and by training AI/ML models to
only raise red flags when it recognizes a problem with actual end-user impact.
Applitools made it into the EMA Top 3 for AI in DevOps, as the software uses AI
to achieve the same level of test coverage with the same number of engineers
and without slowing down the continuous release process."
According to the report, respondents state
that it's crucial to eliminate operational silos as a root cause of quality and
speed bottlenecks among DevOps teams. Applitools is focused on exactly these
problems.
To improve quality, Applitools lets DevOps
teams implement visual testing finds bugs that traditional functional testing
misses. Combining visual and functional testing into a DevOps toolchain results
in better app quality.
To increase speed, Applitools uses AI to
highlight only significant visual bugs, ignoring visual differences that won't
matter to customers. The result: QA never wastes developer time on
insignificant visual bugs.
"We are honored to be selected as a Top 3
enterprise software provider in EMA Research's new report on AI and machine
learning in DevOps," said Adam Carmi, co-founder and CTO of Applitools.
"Consumer interactions with businesses are more frequently occurring through digital
user interfaces. This puts development and operations teams under the gun to
deliver a visually flawless brand experience across all devices, browsers and
operating systems. By allowing AI to automate visual validation of web and
mobile applications, businesses streamline their DevOps processes and thus
their digital transformation."
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