Credit unions choose Validata for continuous testing

Two Canadian credit unions, FirstOntario and Integris, will work with UK-based ALM software provider, Validata, to facilitate their transition away from legacy systems to the Temenos T24 core banking platform. The firm will provide its Software Asset Suite (SAS) Automated Lifecycle Management platform to the financial firms to drive their digital transformation. The credit unions will use the SAS platform for automated testing, data migration, performance testing and release and deployment automation in order to implement continuous delivery and testing. Jeff Anderson, Vice President of IT at Integris Credit Union said that: “The Validata SAS platform ensures that Integris’ systems are high-performing, stable and reliable, so we can focus on our members’ needs.” SAS is designed to facilitate sharing across different departments by providing business flow modeling and requirements visualization and project planning, as well as a configurable dashboard. Validata says that the platform is ideal to drive speed by enabling teams to share information and work in a DevOps-like way. Carol Meyer, executive vice president and program manager at FirstOntario Credit Union said that the firm chose to work with Validata because: “From a business perspective their practical approach and methodology will allow us to shape and accelerate our testing and migration effort effectively. We are able to lower our TCO With the full Microsoft platform integration of Validata SAS.”