Cloud-Based Testing Platforms: Advanced Practices is an intermediate-level course designed for QA engineers, developers, and DevOps professionals who want to modernize their testing workflows. As software teams scale, manual testing and siloed environments can’t keep up. This course helps you design cloud-native testing strategies that are automated, scalable, and ready for CI/CD. You’ll start by differentiating between public, private, and hybrid cloud setups—and learn how to choose the right model for your testing needs. Then, through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, you’ll work with tools like Selenium Grid, BrowserStack, and AWS Device Farm to run automated tests across browsers, devices, and operating systems. Next, you’ll integrate those tests into modern CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and parallel execution strategies—optimizing for speed, observability, and coverage. You'll also explore how to monitor test flakiness, handle compliance risks, and design systems that scale with your codebase. By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills to architect a cloud-based testing pipeline that delivers fast feedback, secure execution, and real-world resilience.
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In this lesson, learners will evaluate public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures in the context of software testing. They will explore how infrastructure decisions impact test scalability, security, and team collaboration. By comparing various deployment models, learners will gain the skills to select a testing strategy aligned with business requirements, product complexity, and organizational maturity.
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In this lesson, learners will apply cloud-based testing platforms to execute functional and UI tests across browsers and devices. They will compare emulators, simulators, and real devices, and practice configuring tools like BrowserStack and AWS Device Farm. Learners will gain hands-on experience designing test strategies that balance speed, fidelity, and cost in a cloud environment.
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In this lesson, learners will orchestrate test automation within CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins. They will learn to monitor test performance in real time, manage flaky tests, and ensure test workflows meet regulatory and audit requirements. Emphasis will be placed on performance optimization, observability, and security in cloud-based testing systems.
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