Everything you need to know about test data management

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• The cut-throat competition in the software
  industry is challenging, especially for small
  businesses that are making their marks.
• In addition to that, the industry is evolving
  with each passing day and to stay afloat,
  companies need to come up with different
  strategies and amendments to their existing
  strategies.
• However, having a proper testing strategy is one
  of the core things that companies need to focus
  on.
• One of the most vital components of a testing
  strategy is to test data management. Thats what
  we are going to discuss today.
• Also called TDM, test data management decides the
  quality of your software once it is deployed.
• Users must be able to accomplish their business
  objectives with the software they bought without
  any hurdles and hindrances.
• Errors, functionality and operational issues in
  the software product might frustrate users and it
  might ruin your brand's reputation as well.

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• What Is Test Data Management?
• First of all, lets understand what test data
  management is.
• It is the process of managing test data to
  fulfill the needs of automated tests required to
  test the product, without any types of human
  intervention.
• The first and foremost responsibility is to
  create the required test data for various types
  of test necessities.
• In addition to that, the test data manager also
  has to ensure that the test data is of the
  highest quality.
• Results that come from poor quality test data are
  unreliable and it might jeopardize your position
  in the market.
• Furthermore, the test data must resemble as
  closely as possible to the real data found in the
  servers.
• Last, but not the least, the test data team also
  needs to ensure the availability of test data as
  and when the developer or testing teams demand.
• So, there are three main goals the availability
  of realistic and high-quality test data for
  testing processes.

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• Why Test Data Management Matters
• Now, lets understand the importance of test data
  and test data management
• Automated Testing Needs Quality Data
• When you give poor inputs to any industrial
  process, the outputs would be poor and subpar.
• This is the basic tendency. In the testing world,
  it applies too. No matter how great your testing
  strategy is, if you end up feeding poor or
  bad-quality data, you are not going to have exact
  results.
• All investments you do for your software
  development will go in vain. Automated testing
  needs quality test data that can be
  trusted and can bring actual results.
• Automated Testing Needs Available Data
• There is no point in implementing the test data
  strategy you have made when you dont have test
  data available when it is needed.
• No matter whether you have high-quality data in
  your servers, it is of no use when it is not
  available to the testing team.
• The test data management team needs to ensure
  that the data is available when it is required.
  Remember, high-quality data with
  high-availability is the mission you need to
  strive on.

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• You Want to Follow Data Regulations
• There are data compliance rules and regulations
  in almost all countries.
• Failing to comply with these data regulations
  might create issues for your business.
• Here, we are not just talking about penalties by
  authorities, but your reputation as a business
  will be at stake.
• You might be in serious legal or financial
  trouble if you fail to comply with data
  regulations. This is the reason why test data
  management is the need of the hour.
• Conclusion
• Thankfully, automated testing has enabled
  organizations to manage their test data in a much
  better way compared to the earlier scenario.
• You need to have a separate team that only
  handles test data management and aspects relevant
  to it.
• Effective test data management combined with a
  good test data strategy will bring superior
  results for your organization

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