Testing an IoT doesn’t just involve test data, but it also involves environment data. As environmental parameters like temperature, pressure, lighting cannot be changed at will, virtualization becomes a crucial component of testing IoT devices. Just virtualization, however, is not enough to ensure fool-proof testing, and extreme virtualization is required. While sensors, wireless connectivity or digital applications are not new in themselves, the premise of IoT is that they all work together to deliver a specific use case. Thus, extreme virtualization does not only simulate the environment data, but also the messaging protocol and connectivity protocol for the entire device.
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Balaji is a seasoned professional with over 16 years of experience in software testing. He is currently working for Qualitest.
As the Head of the IoT Testing Center of Excellence (COE), Balaji is responsible for Research, business development and project execution of IoT testing projects. His expertise extends into setting up test strategies for Consumer IoT, Personal Medical devices that work with protocols MQTT, Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee, Cellular and WiFi.
