The cost of software failures is high. In today's increasingly litigious and regulated business environment, they're higher than ever. Security flaws, usability problems, functional defects, performance issues, all carry a tremendous price tag.

It's more important than ever that new applications be written and deployed after thorough testing. Given the compressed software development lifecycle and tight budgets, it's critical that the testing and performance-tuning process be as efficient and cost-effective as possible.

If you are a software developer trying to wring better performance out of your software systems, a test/QA or development manager responsible for improving the quality of your company’s software or a test/QA specialist who wants to take your skills to a higher level then STPCon is for you.

STPCon provides you with training on the newest techniques, such as agile methods and testing with JUnit. It will share tips and tricks to improve fundamental practices such as functional testing, requirements gathering and load testing.

You'll learn ways to implement quality assurance across the entire application development lifecycle, how to pinpoint and fix performance bottlenecks, and how to adapt familiar testing paradigms for emerging technologies.