Keysight Commissioned Research Finds Automated Testing Remains a Significant Challenge for Organizations

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced the results of a global study, commissioned by Keysight and conducted by Forrester, that surveyed test operations decision-makers to understand the state of test strategies and technologies.

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What test approach does your company use today? From the report, Conquer Testing Complexities with Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). (Graphic: Business Wire)

The research report, titled Conquer Testing Complexities with Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI), identified that automation is gaining inroads, with 75% of organizations using a combination of automated and manual testing. However, only 11% have a fully automated strategy. With growing complexity, the number of tests is increasing (77%) and without automation, product development slows.

According to Jeff Harris, vice president, Portfolio and Global Marketing at Keysight Technologies, “We learned in the study that companies feel pressure to do more test automation, especially when asked about the future. Manual or partially automated strategies simply can't keep up with the needs of organizations today, and without AI-powered automation, they will struggle to conquer testing complexities. Additionally, we expect the COVID pandemic to accelerate adoption of remote development, automated test sequencing. We also expect a much higher use of digital twins as development teams strive to continue working together but from different locations. At Keysight, we’re building this automation of intelligence across the workflow into our entire software product portfolio to address these needs and drive test and validation automation forward.”

The primary technical challenges resulting from testing complexities are long cycles, accurately capturing bugs and issues, and then fixing them. These problems directly impact business results and the product development process. Respondents ranked the outcomes as:

• 51% - Security breach risk
• 48% - Increased expenses
• 42% - Slower time to market
• 36% - Defective product
• 34% - Loss of revenue

However, enterprises recognize that manual and partially automated testing strategies cannot keep pace with the increasing complexity of products. As a result, 45% will consider using a fully automated approach in the next three years, a 409% growth. Over half (52%) stated they would look at AI for integrating complex test suites, a 325% growth.