Unlike in the past, software testing is not just about identifying and troubleshooting application errors. Earlier, the goal of such testing was to ensure high performance and quality in the shipped products. Nowadays, companies need to optimize their time-to-market metrics, automate manual tasks, maximize resource utilization, and scale their team’s productivity to deliver an exceptional user experience. Automation testing helps companies achieve their business goals by speeding up the product delivery process while maintaining quality.

With rapid advancements in modern technologies such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, etc., the demand for automation testing is at an all-time high. 

According to MarketsandMarkets, “The Automation testing market size is expected to grow to USD 49.9 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 19.2% during the forecast period.”

This post will discuss the top eight automation testing trends for 2022. 

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1. One of the top trends in the automation testing market, hyper-automation, combines the power of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and automation technologies. It augments human capabilities and offers flexible, scalable, and faster product development.
   QA teams can now deploy digital testers (supported by various test pipelines) to reduce human intervention and automate the entire testing process. In addition, companies can leverage advanced technologies such as Business Process Management (BPM), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI, and ML to achieve their business goals.
2. Gone are the days when developers wrote different codes for different devices and browsers. With advancements in technology supporting cross-platform development, automating the testing processes across multiple browsers and testing environments has become crucial.
   Companies nowadays adopt cloud-based cross-browser testing methods to reduce testing infrastructure costs and enhance scalability. This process enables QA teams to test their web apps seamlessly across various device-OS-browser combinations and deliver high-quality products.
   
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