Every year, the STARWEST conference proves to be one of the most impactful testing conferences in the industry — and 2023 is shaping up to be a continuation of that tradition. This year’s STARWEST conference offers in-person and virtual options to accommodate everyone, and the lineup of session topics is truly one to get excited about.
As STARWEST says, it is a conference that is “redefining software testing and quality while forging the path ahead.” What is there not to love about that? In this blog, we will talk about a few key parts of STARWEST to keep an eye out for, as well as some fun you can have at the Perforce booth with esteemed brands such as ourselves, BlazeMeter, HelixQAC and Klockwork!
Session: Continuous Quality & Igniting Testing Excellence
With the full session title being “Mission to Continuous Quality: Igniting Testing Excellence with BlazeMeter & Perfecto,” you will be stepping into outer space for this session.
Get ready to launch continuous testing excellence as you embark on a mission to maximize test coverage for flawless web and mobile applications. By empowering your entire testing team and harnessing automated testing tools like BlazeMeter and Perfecto, you can execute tests in parallel at warp speed to unlock superior quality.
Learn about challenges like team skills, scale, and efficiency to optimize resources and ensure success. Empowering all team members will enable everyone to contribute by creating and executing tests. Increased efficiency will conserve the most valuable resources - time and money. Scaling up testing will provide rapid increases in coverage across the organization.
Whether your apps are well-established, or you are starting a new project, join this session to ignite testing excellence and achieve the highest quality levels with seamless functionality from mainframe to mobile.
This session is available for both in-person attendees and virtual STARWEST attendees.
Bonus Workshop: Mega-Actionable Continuous Testing
The benefit of this workshop is right there in the title — you will come away with actionable insight for you to implement in your testing strategy to ramp up to continuous testing.
If you’re struggling to understand how to implement continuous testing in your company, then this workshop is for you. In just three hours you’ll come away with a solid understanding of the three pillars for implementing continuous testing and the tools needed to be successful.
Most importantly, you’ll get your own action plan semi-customized to your environment and your team’s specific needs. Prior to the course, you will respond to various survey questions, and a semi-custom report based on your input will be emailed to you following the workshop. This actionable report will include tips and strategies for inspiring, motivating, and guiding the cultural shift required to make continuous testing a reality in your organization; recommendations around the areas your organization needs to automate first, giving you the most immediate results in your continuous testing journey; and overviews of modern testing tools that will help you achieve significant results toward continuous testing in the shortest amount of time possible.
This session virtual ONLY — to register for this bonus session workshop, select it as a free add-on when registering.
Fun Times at the 2023 STARWEST Conference
Sure, learning is fun. But you know what makes learning even more fun? The potential for winning prizes!
First thing is first — be sure to check inside your STARWEST conference attendee bags for a bag insert from your favorite continuous software quality company Perforce for your chance to win a seriously cool LEGO set.
Next, grab your best testing buddy and stop over to Booth #13 to battle it out at one of our two Galaga arcade games. It’s a classic for a reason!
Then, as you make your way around the entire STARWEST conference, be sure to play the STARWEST passport game to be eligible to win some awesome prizes. Travel the Expo floor and get "stamps" from all of the exhibitors. These stamps will enter you to win some amazing prizes! Don't forget to enter each sponsor booth to see if they are giving away any raffle prizes on their own—it could be an iPad, Kindle Fire, Amazon.com Gift Card, gift basket, or other great items! Winners will be announced during the Expo Reception on Wednesday afternoon.
See Continuous Quality in Action
Perforce boasts a robust suite of software tools geared towards superior continuous quality: Perfecto, BlazeMeter, HelixQAC and Klockwork.
If you happen to be at the STARWEST conference in person, visit Booth #13 to see one or all of these impressive platforms in action. Our experts on the ground will walk you through how each platform works, what sets it apart from competitors, and how they can help you address any unique needs you may have.
Bottom Line
Whether you are attending the 2023 STARWEST conference in-person or virtually, you won’t want to miss what this year’s agenda has to offer.
From impactful sessions that include a guide to continuous testing excellence to bonus workshops that offer tailored tips and strategies for your specific team to all the games, prizes and free stuff in between, there is something for everyone!
Be sure to register today and we’ll see you in-person in California or virtually soon! We can’t wait.
Want to get a head start on boosting your testing capabilities? Try Perfecto’s 14-day Free Trial, then come by Booth #13 to chat with us about how much you love it.