Mobile Device Lab Management. Simplifed.
Remotely Manage Devices, Apps and Tester Activity
Mobile strategies in the enterprise have extended well beyond planning for a single application for external use. Today, organizations have multiple apps that need to be tested across multiple platforms, operating systems, and device types. Maintaining a variety of phones and tablets in all makes and models that are available 24/7 can quickly become chaotic.
Add the security concerns around data management and accessibility and you have a complex situation to solve. So how do you securely manage all of the devices in your test lab — within your infrastructure — while providing device access to globally distributed team members? Mobile Labs deviceConnect™.
deviceConnect is an internal device cloud that provides comprehensive management of a mobile test lab’s mobile assets. The patent-pending technology brings order to the chaos of managing mobile devices and apps in enterprise test labs.
“A troubling two-thirds of organizations (65%) do not have the right tools to test mobile applications and equally concerning is the 52% who do not have access to the required devices.” – CapGemini and Sogeti’s fourth annual World Quality Report.
Unlike public device clouds, deviceConnect is highly secure because implementation occurs inside your enterprise’s corporate infrastructure. Its location behind your corporate firewall means deviceConnect is easy to install and manage and can be maintained remotely. Housed in a compact mobile cart, this turnkey solution consists of a server, which runs the deviceConnect software, and a rack available in multiple configurations to accommodate large quantities of mobile devices.
deviceConnect takes up a fraction of the space that other on-premises solutions require. Data center personnel can easily wheel the cart from one location to the next and it requires no assistance from environment or power experts, minimizing downtime.
Manage Devices
Designed for enterprise testing teams, deviceConnect’s powerful, Web-based management console lets you remotely manage, track and monitor your testing assets by individual device name, manufacturer, model number, OS version, availability, and more. Any device in your organization can be managed using the solution – Android and iOS smarthphones and tablets,which have not been rooted or jailbroken, included.
With this second-generation software solution, your testers will no longer waste time searching for a device that was inadvertently locked in another tester’s desk drawer or preparing to ‘set up’ for testing. Instead, they can focus exclusively on conducting tests more accurately and efficiently, speeding up the deployment and ROI of your enterprise mobile apps.
With deviceConnect, you can:
- Remotely add, disable or reboot devices as needed
- Force close devices as needed, with the device automatically returning to ‘Available’ status
- Track any device or group of devices by individual device name, manufacturer, model number or OS version
- View device inventory in real time
- Filter device inventory by available, in use, in use by a selected user or by device platform
Manage Users
deviceConnect enables remote management of tester access to both test devices and the apps requiring testing. Using the solution, QA managers can add, modify or disable any tester or administrator in the organization. In addition, access to authorized users can easily be limited with deviceConnect’s password management functionality.
In addition, deviceConnect lets testers—regardless of their location—remotely access and share Android and iOS smartphones and tablets for manual or automated testing. Via deviceConnect’s flexible, Web-based console, testers can easily identify and select an available device. Once a device is selected, the tester can identify apps available for test, perform object definition, script development, and automated-script testing as well as manual testing.
With deviceConnect, you can:
- Enforce roles-based user access for granular control of applications and device usage
- Secure device communication via encryption
- Add, modify or disable testers and administrators
- Limit deviceConnect access to authorized users only
- Manage and administer deviceConnect passwords
Manage Applications
deviceConnect provides a central repository to manage applications under test. A simple upload process puts the app into that repository, giving testers visibility into the apps available for test on specific devices.
With deviceConnect, you can:
- Remotely upload, install and remove applications
- Filter application list by device platform
- Automatically load application upon connection
Manage Testing
Whether you are performing automated mobile application tests or testing manually, deviceConnect provides visibility into the devices and apps available for test. QA team members can identify which devices are in use by specific tester. In addition, deviceConnect enables administrators and test lab managers to monitor mobile device inventory and usage.
With deviceConnect, you can:
- Provide globally distributed testing teams access to pristine iOS or Android test devices 24/7
- Communicate with devices via a secure, encrypted connection
- Run fully automated tests against available applications via HP UFT
- Provide access for developers, QA testers and support teams for manual tests and troubleshooting
