On July 19 2024, a single faulty software update from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm trusted by Fortune 500 companies, brought down nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices worldwide –flights were cancelled, both healthcare and banking sectors were badly hit by this outage, with estimated losses of $1.94 billion and $1.15 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, a cyber-related outage at CDK Global brought 15,000+ auto dealerships to a standstill. Incidents of this nature indicate a larger crisis in software quality assurance.

1.QA needs to evolve from Operational to Strategic asset ​

In our hyper-connected world, when software fails, the entire business can collapse

This snapshot of software outages demonstrates the cascading impact of a minor software failure – resulting in operational chaos and delays for businesses and governments. The impact from a software failure goes far beyond staggering financial losses in the millions or even billions. It damages customer trust, brand reputation and competitive advantage --- which take years to rebuild. A report from the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) estimated that the cost of poor software quality in the US alone as grown to at least $2.4 trillion in 2022.

Every software outage underscores a critical reality in todays interconnected digital economy : Quality Assurance, no longer, is an operational checkbox but a strategic decision that can protect an organization in today’s unpredictable world.

The ‘failure to identify and fix these issues before production’ is the common element across three big outages, Crowdstrike, META & Microsoft and CDK Global, in 2023-24.

Traditional QA cannot keep up with the speed and complexity of software. Manual and siloed testing misses critical issues, leading to costly outages. In today’s high-stakes digital global economy, organizations need a smarter QA foundation – one that is proactive, resilient, encourages engineering collaboration and built for scale.

2.Muffins - No Code Simplicity, Built for Enterprises

At Muffins, we have built a next-gen enterprise-grade generative test automation to match the speed, reliability, scale and complexity of modern software. Lets see how Muffins strengthens every phase of the QA process, to prevent software failures and solves what traditional automation cannot.

a) Exploration-driven Test Generation : With Muffins, exploration is not just the beginning of testing—every click, every path that one covers through the app instantly is converted into test designs and automation-ready scripts. The more one explores, the more intelligent and comprehensive one’s test coverage becomes. Muffins turns exploration into real-time automation, seamlessly – covering edge cases and user journeys that traditional testing often misses.

b) AI-powered Intelligent Test Design - Our platform mimics expert testers through intelligent test design capabilities.

Faster & Smarter Test design. Deeper coverage. Fewer blind spots.

c) Enterprise-grade Scalable Test Execution

Scalable Execution. Pre-deployment Quality check. Minimized Regression issues.

C1) Pre-deployment Quality check

d) Faster end-to-end Defect Management

Seamless Failure-to-Fix Workflow for Faster Releases

e) Muffins with SOC-2 compliance

With the increasing possibility of high-impact software outages, ensuring both product reliability and data security have become mission-critical. Muffins is built with enterprise-grade safeguards, including SOC-2 compliance to sustain the highest standards of security and privacy. Every AI-generated test and execution is fully logged for auditability, as real-time dashboards provide complete visibility into quality metrics.

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1. See how AI generates comprehensive test coverage in minutes, not months
2. Witness execution of thousands of tests across your entire tech stack
3. Understand how no-code automation can empower your existing QA team
4. Learn about enterprise-grade security, compliance, and integration capabilities
   

(Muffins.AI is the no-code test automation platform with intelligent test design at its core. Our powerful generative test design module enables deeper exploration of your web app, uncovering issues early, while execution and defect resolution are fully automated. The outcome? Higher coverage, faster releases with uncompromising quality. You may love to explore our outcome-guaranteed engagement model.)