Seems like every QA organization is implementing test automation to make their transition to continuous testing. Continuous delivery (CD) is the “new normal” for software development and CD all but mandates the use of automation tools to replace manual testing processes. A survey of more than 1600 QA professionals in 60 countries conducted by QA Intelligence (commissioned by PractiTest) found that 85% of test organizations have introduced test automation into their operation in an effort to replace manual testing.

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