The market for QA professionals has NEVER been better - and that's making it even harder for companies to find great QA talent.  Join Jennifer Bonine, Rick Faulise, and Kirk Walton from tap|QA for a discussion around the current market.  Why is the QA profession so hot right now? Why are strong QA pros so hard to find? What can companies better do to attract QA talent and build their teams?  The team also discusses trends that QA professionals need to follow to keep fresh in 2019, and beyond.

Jason Arbon, Founder and CEO of Test.ai, joins tap|TALK to add to our discussions of Artificial Intelligence and what it means for software testers in the future.  We learn about Jason's goal "to test all the world's apps" and more about his company, Test.ai, and a peak at their platform.  Jason also shares his thoughts on how AI will change the game for testing, and gives us a sneak peak at some of the announcements Test.ai will be making at the fall conferences.

If you are an IT professional in any function, becoming a Consultant might be the single best thing you can do for your career.  Join tap|QA as we discuss 12 reasons why becoming an IT Consultant is a Career Game-Changer.  We'll talk about higher compensation, work-life balance, much more variety, building an amazing resume, expanding your career network, the chance to work with amazing tech companies and more!

No matter what part of IT you are in, this is a podcast you definitely want to check out!

Leo Laskin, Senior Solutions Architect for Sauce Labs, joins tap|TALK to discuss Test Automation! Listen to Leo discuss his progression from manual tester to automation architect, and advice he has for others to get into automation from manual testing. Leo also goes into detail about why test automation is critical for development teams looking to gain a competitive edge by releasing better software faster.  Finally, Leo gives us an overview of Sauce Labs and some new features the product will have soon.

One of Quality Assurance's top thought leaders, Michael Bolton of DevelopSense, joins tap|TALK! Join us as Michael discusses his history with QA, and the evolution of the role.  He also discusses why some QA metrics should be examined closer.  Michael introduces us to Rapid Software Testing, the fastest, least-expensive testing we can do (:41.00).  Learn more about RST and why software testing can't be 100% automated, the most important metric in testing (1:05 mark) and how to best organize sprints (1:19

Join tap|TALK for our latest dive into how Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is impacting the testing and QA world.  Today, we chat with Izzy Azeri, co-founder of Mabl, and learn more about the benefits of AI in testing.  We also learn more about Mabl - why it was developed, and where companies can benefit from using it as part of their testing and CI/CD environments.  We also spend a few minutes "geeking out" on the tech behind Mabl!

Geoff Meyer, Test Architect and QA Thought Leader, from Dell EMC joins tap|TALK to discuss Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and how it is impacting QA and Test Automation, as well as Software Development as a whole.  Geoff spoke on these topics as the Keynote Address at STAREAST 2018, and shares some great info on this edition of tap|TALK. 

This is a great episode for QA Practitioners and Technology Leaders alike!

Our third 2018 "Conference Season" preview features Tom Ticknor of QAI.  Learn more about the history of one of the nation's longest-serving QA-focused organizations, and preview the 2018 Quest Conference which is held in San Antonio May 21-25.  Tom previews some of the speakers and tracks and discusses why San Antonio is a great location for a QA conference!

Today Alison Wade, President of Techwell, joins tap|TALK to discuss the 6 Techwell Conferences around QA, Agile, and DevOps. We'll preview the conferences, explore the history of Techwell, and specifically focus on this year's new conference, Agile Testing Days, held in June in Boston.  Also learn more about the specific Women Who Test workshop held after the STAR testing conferences.  Listen and you will also receive a discount code for 20% off your Techwell conference registrations!

2018 "Conference Season" is upon us! Join Mike Lyles, Director of Strategy for Software Test Professionals, as he joins tap|TALK to discuss the 2018 STPCon conferences in Southern Cal and Washington DC. Mike talks about the history of STP, previews the "rock star" keynote speakers at STP Con, and discusses why you and your team should attend STP Con in 2018. Listen and you will also receive a discount code for 15% off your conference registration!