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10 Best Practices for Automated Web Testing

Automated web testing is a core part of every modern QA strategy. But not every team gets it right. Some teams rush through setup. Others write brittle tests that break too often. Many forget that good test automation is all about stability, scalability, and relevance. That’s why following proven automated web testing best practices matters.

What is E2E? An End-to-End Testing Breakdown

What is E2E? E2E is the shorthand term for end-to-end testing. An essential part of the software development process, E2E testing verifies that applications and systems work properly, not only within the test environment, but also in real-life scenarios. It provides a level of assurance that your application will exhibit the correct behavior from start to finish.

Traffic Replay: Production Without Production Risk

The software and product life cycle is fraught with pitfalls and tradeoffs. While testing applications under production-like load is critical to ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of your data storage and software services, you need to do this testing without actually affecting the production data and systems. In essence, you have to pull off the impossible – be as close to production as you can without actually being production.

CVE Funding Disruption: How Security Teams Can Prepare

The longstanding Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) database has vitally guided security teams for over 20 years, connecting cybersecurity experts, developers, vendors, and researchers in their shared ability to track unknown vulnerabilities in software. But in April of 2025, the MITRE CVE database program was in jeopardy. U.S. government funding for CVE, managed by MITRE and sponsored by CISA, was set to expire. Only in the 11th hour was funding secured, and the contract extended — for now.

How Database Cloning Eliminates Database Provisioning Bottlenecks for Faster Releases

Dev teams often face delays of days or even weeks waiting for database refreshes. The result? Blocked sprint deadlines and delayed releases. Traditional database provisioning methods often create bottlenecks in DevOps pipelines where speed matters most. But there is a solution to this problem: database cloning. It provides fast, space-efficient copies that speed up development velocity.

Best Practices for GDPR Compliance Testing

Imagine your development team just released a new feature to collect user preferences. Within hours, a data protection complaint from the EU lands on your legal team’s desk. The user claims they can’t delete their account—and worse, their data is being shared without consent. This isn’t a rare occurrence in today’s data-rich world. When GDPR compliance breaks, it’s not just about fines; it’s also about damaged reputation and lost customer trust.

Sauce Labs Community Office Hours: From Flaky to Reliable - Building Trust in Your Test Automation

Sauce Labs Community Office Hours: From Flaky to Reliable – Building Trust in Your Test Automation Is flaky test behavior eroding confidence in your automation? In this Sauce Labs Office Hours session, we’ll walk through how thoughtful synchronization strategies and edge-case awareness can transform brittle test suites into robust, reliable automation that teams trust. This session will equip you with practical techniques to transform unreliable tests into a reliable source of truth in your CI/CD pipeline.

How To Select Regression Test Cases To Automate?

Regression test cases are a core part of any stable release cycle. They help you confirm that what used to work still works, even after new features are added or bug fixes are applied. But not every regression test case should be automated. Some are too brittle. Some don’t run often enough. Others are simply not worth the maintenance effort. So how do you decide which ones are worth automating? This article will guide you through exactly that.

Oracle transformation starts with smarter testing. And the ROI proves it

If your organization has a complex Oracle deployment, or you are on a modernization journey — migrating to the cloud, preparing quarterly updates, or consolidating systems, you already know the stakes are high. Oracle systems and transformations are strategic, complex, and costly. But too often, they’re derailed by one silent saboteur: outdated, manual testing.