Spirent published a
press release a couple of days ago regarding a set of product agnostic solutions branded
Spirent NoCode. According to the press release, Spirent NoCode is "the first commercial implementation of the
TAA Automation Continuum and delivers an integrated, modular, multi-vendor, multi-layer test framework with test and lab management capabilities covering operations, test, systems and device automation."
There are four areas addressed by NoCode currently:
- Physical Infrastructure - sharing equipment and scheduling
- Environment - integrates with other automation environments, standard communication specifications, automates configuration and pass/fail criteria.
- Test Case - author test cases without coding
- Test Cycle - regression and execution of tests
The vendors involved in providing this functionality include:
In reading the supporting documentation, here's how the solution is broken out:
Physical Infrastructure
Gale provides
AutoLab or
Lab Manager depending on the need for topology and scheduling. MRV provides L1 switching and interconnectivity, and Spirent provides consulting to put it all together.
Environment
Fanfare provides
iTest for test authoring, Spirent provides professional services to help implement.
Test Case
Spirent provides a whole host of tools including TestCenter, Avalanche, TestCenter Command Sequencer, and many other pieces. Again, Spirent is providing the consulting to glue this all together.
Test Cycle
Gale provides
AutoTest to manage test cases, create suites and campaigns, and schedules and executes them. Spirent is present as well putting it all together.
One of the interesting things in all of this is Spirent's presence throughout the process. Spirent Professional Services has always been a strong part of their organization, and has provided many clients with excellent support and assistance in connecting different pieces of technology together. I've spoken with a number of folks who have had very good experiences here. I'm assuming the same group of folks are involved here.
The jury's out as to whether I'm a big fan of the above - part of these efforts are to make the implementation and connectivity between all of these vendors as easy for a customer as possible. I'm hoping consulting isn't required for every implementation, or it sort of negates the flexibility and simplicity - of course we'll have to wait and see for the first implementation, and we should also remember that new ventures always need a little more hand holding until they become more widely accepted.
It's a pretty interesting set of folks all collaborating to provide a single solution from beginning to end of the test cycle. It will be good to see these sorts of collaborative efforts continue for all of the various groups out there moving forward with this sort of effort. I would like to see the first implementations of NoCode and other solutions in a real lab with real results and customers benefiting from it. I'm sure we're not that far away from seeing that as well!
s the first commercial implementation of the TAA Automation Continuum and delivers an integrated, modular, multi-vendor, multi-layer test framework with test and lab management capabilities covering operations, test, systems and device automation.
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