Quality Clouds helps you monitor the following key areas where software quality can be impacted:

Security

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The term Security refers to a system’s ability to protect information and data, ensuring that only authorized entities have the appropriate level of access.

Sub-characteristics:

•  Confidentiality: Ensures data is accessible only to authorized users.
•  Integrity: Prevents unauthorized access or modification of data or programs.
•  Non-repudiation: Guarantees actions or events can be proven and cannot be denied later.
•  Accountability: Ensures all actions can be traced back to the responsible entity.
•  Authenticity: Verifies the identity of a subject or resource is legitimate.
  
  

Scalability

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Scalability refers to how efficiently a system can be expanded, adapted, modified, or improved across a wide range of capabilities and environments.

Sub-characteristics:

•  Modularity: Components are discrete, keeping changes isolated.
•  Reusability: Assets can be reused across systems or in new developments.
•  Analysability: Ability to assess the impact of changes, diagnose failures, and identify modifications efficiently.
•  Modifiability: System can be changed without introducing defects or lowering quality.
•  Testability: Ability to establish test criteria and execute tests efficiently.
  
  

Manageability

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Manageability refers to how effectively a system can be managed, controlled, and maintained through operational, tactical, or strategic mechanisms.

Sub-characteristics:

•  Availability: System is operational and accessible when needed.
•  Conformity: Ongoing compliance, security, and cost control.
•  Fault Tolerance: System continues operating despite hardware or software faults.
•  Adaptability: Can adapt to evolving hardware, software, or environments.
•  Replaceability: Can take the place of another software product for the same purpose.
  
  

Performance

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Performance represents how effectively a system performs its tasks and functions under required conditions.

Sub-characteristics:

•  Time Behavior: How well responsiveness, processing time, and throughput meet requirements.
•  Resource Utilization: Efficiency in the types and amounts of resources consumed.
•  Capacity: Ability to meet requirements regarding maximum supported limits.