STARWEST 2026 - Cloud & Regulated Systems

Thursday, September 24

T10

Testing the Untestable: How to Validate Cloud‑Dependent Features You Don’t Fully Own and Control

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 11:15am to 12:15pm

Today’s software relies on a collection of cloud services, shared platforms, and third‑party tools, many of which your teams don’t own, control, or even fully understand. Yet when something goes wrong, customers don’t blame the cloud provider or the external API. They blame your product. That puts testers in a tough spot: how do you ensure quality when key parts of the system are unpredictable, unavailable, or outside your team’s reach? This session explores how to build confidence in features that depend on other teams and the ever‑changing cloud. The session will look at practical ways...