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Engineers Optimize Test Strategy With NI Automated Test Outlook 2014
NI Draws on Decades of Experience to Examine Trends
Influencing Electronics-Based Industries
AUSTIN, Texas – Feb. 4, 2014 – National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today released its
Automated Test Outlook 2014, highlighting the company’s research into the latest test and
measurement technologies and methodologies. Engineers and managers can use the report, which
examines trends affecting a wide range of industries, to take advantage of the latest strategies and
best practices for optimizing any test organization.
Automated Test Outlook 2014 explores the following:
Business Strategy: Organizational Proficiency
The talent pool for test engineers is shrinking and test managers must improve organizational
proficiency through smarter hiring, better onboarding and greater investment in training to ensure a
properly skilled and staffed test organization.
Architecture: Managed Test Systems
New technologies deliver greater feature sets on test equipment, helping test managers monitor the
health of their test systems, lowering test costs and maximizing uptime.
Computing: Cloud Computing for Test
Traditional test frameworks limit profitability by not providing the ideal balance of performance and
cost or the ability to scale based on actual product demand. Similar to the IT industry, cloud computing
applied to automated test can alleviate these growing test concerns.
Software: Scalable Test Software Architectures
Pressure to deliver test systems faster with fewer resources shifts software strategies away from rigid,
inflexible solutions in favor of software-based platforms to maximize longevity and scalability across a
product’s lifecycle and across new product designs.
I/O: Redefining the Notion of Sensors
The number of sensors in products has significantly increased, challenging test managers to keep up
with new technologies and adapt to this growing need. Test managers need agile test solutions they
can change as quickly as the sensor-integrated products they test.
Automated Test Outlook 2014 is based on academic and industry research, user forums and surveys,
business intelligence and customer advisory board reviews.
About National Instruments
Since 1976, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that
accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI’s graphical system design approach provides an
integrated software and hardware platform, speeding the development of any system needing
measurement and control. NI ensures customer success with an ecosystem of services, support and
more than 700 Alliance Partners worldwide. The company’s long-term vision and focus on improving
society through its technology also enables the success of its employees, suppliers and shareholders.
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