How to do QA and test in Azure (3)

·         Shared nature of cloud test environment

o    It's not practical for each tester to have his/her own dedicated test environment in cloud.

o    Handle confliction:

·         No destructive test without prior coordination

·         Time management

·         Different cloud env for different build

·         Load test

o    How to generate enough work load

·         Not hard to build a worker role to do this, may be 3rd party solutions. 

·         VSTS Load Test Agent/Controller can be used from on-premises, but you may have network proxies that make this more difficult.

o    Test Metrics: the same as web app load test

·         Most important is learning how many instances, of what size, you will need to handle the user load you're expecting, and still give those users a good experience.

·         Security test

o    All web app security test practices apply to Azure app

o    Assume every access as an attack

o    Everybody can access your Azure app

o    Do a proper threat model, and follow any applicable security best practices.