FAQs
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What is AUTON8?
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AUTON8 is a unified, AI-driven automation platform for testing, performance, deployment, and compliance. It enables technical and business users to create resilient, scalable automation without writing code.
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Who is AUTON8 built for?
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AUTON8 is designed for QA engineers, DevOps teams, business analysts, compliance managers, and transformation leaders working in complex, regulated industries.
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What makes AUTON8 different from traditional test automation tools?
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AUTON8 replaces brittle, script-based tools with codeless, self-healing automation. It unifies the entire automation lifecycle—from test creation to monitoring and audit—on a single, scalable platform.
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Is AUTON8 only for testing?
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No. AUTON8 supports full business process automation, system validation, and DevOps orchestration—beyond traditional QA use cases.
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Does AUTON8 support both functional and performance testing?
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Yes. Functional testing is covered by modules like CAPTURE and SHIFT, while performance and load testing are handled by LOAD.
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What is AUTON8 CAPTURE?
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CAPTURE is a codeless test automation module that allows any user to create and execute robust, reusable tests across web, mobile, and API layers.
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What is AUTON8 LOAD used for?
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LOAD simulates real-world load scenarios and stress tests systems under scale. It provides predictive analytics to prevent performance bottlenecks before go-live.
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How does MORPH work?
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MORPH converts legacy scripts (e.g. Selenium, QTP) into AI-enhanced, self-healing tests—eliminating the need to rewrite existing automation from scratch.
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What does DEPLOYER automate?
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DEPLOYER automates software deployment with real-time validation, rollback capabilities, and quality gates—all integrated into your CI/CD pipeline.
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How does FLOW manage orchestration?
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FLOW is a visual engine that coordinates end-to-end testing and business workflows, including data preparation, environment setup, and execution sequencing.
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What’s the purpose of PULSE?
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PULSE provides real-time observability of system and test behavior. It detects regressions, performance anomalies, and release health issues proactively.
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How does NEXUS manage test data?
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NEXUS provisions, masks, and versions intelligent test data sets. It also validates data integrity across migrations and API transactions.
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How is DOCUMENT used in compliance?
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DOCUMENT generates structured, audit-ready reports from every test run, deployment, and release event—fully aligned to governance requirements.
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What is QUERY?
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QUERY enables natural language search across the entire AUTON8 ecosystem, making it easy to extract insights, debug issues, and retrieve test evidence.
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What does ARCHIVER store?
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ARCHIVER preserves complete test runs, logs, and related data for compliance, historical analysis, and re-execution.
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What’s in VAULT?
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VAULT contains 2,000+ pre-built regression tests for core banking and enterprise platforms, continuously updated for compliance and platform changes.
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Does AUTON8 integrate with CI/CD tools?
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Yes. AUTON8 integrates natively with Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, and other CI/CD platforms.
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Can I test APIs, UIs, and data layers with AUTON8?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports full-stack testing, including REST APIs, UI interactions, databases, and backend systems.
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Does AUTON8 support mobile testing?
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Yes. CAPTURE and FLOW support mobile browser and app automation across Android and iOS.
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What types of systems can AUTON8 integrate with?
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AUTON8 supports integration with core banking platforms, ERP systems, CRM solutions, middleware, and legacy or cloud-native systems.
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Is AUTON8 cloud-based or on-premises?
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AUTON8 offers flexible deployment: SaaS (cloud), on-premises, or hybrid—depending on your compliance and infrastructure needs.
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Is AUTON8 secure?
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Yes. AUTON8 is ISO 27001:2022 certified and includes enterprise-grade encryption, role-based access control, and secure logging.
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How does AUTON8 support regulatory compliance?
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Through modules like DOCUMENT, ARCHIVER, and VAULT, AUTON8 ensures traceable, auditable records aligned with industry standards (e.g., APRA, GDPR, SOC2).
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Can AUTON8 help with internal audits?
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Absolutely. Test runs, deployments, and sign-offs are automatically documented and exportable in auditor-friendly formats.
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How quickly can we get started with AUTON8?
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Most customers begin seeing value within 2–4 weeks, thanks to codeless modules and pre-built assets. Our onboarding team accelerates time-to-value.
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Do you offer training or onboarding services?
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Yes. AUTON8 provides instructor-led training, guided onboarding, and tailored enablement sessions.
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What support options are available?
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We offer 24/7 enterprise support, dedicated success managers, and a knowledge base for self-service learning.
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Do you offer a free trial or demo?
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Yes. You can request a personalised demo, and free trials are available for qualifying customers.
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How is AUTON8 licensed?
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AUTON8 offers modular, usage-based, or enterprise-wide licensing, with both annual and multi-year plans available.
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Can AUTON8 scale across multiple teams or regions?
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Yes. AUTON8 is designed to support large-scale, multi-tenant operations with team-specific environments and shared asset management.
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Can AUTON8 automatically heal failing test cases?
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Yes. AUTON8 uses AI-powered self-healing to detect and correct changes in UI elements, data, or workflows—reducing test flakiness and maintenance.
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How does AUTON8 handle flaky tests?
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PULSE tracks test instability patterns and flags flaky tests with context—so teams can prioritise and fix what matters most.
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Does AUTON8 support data-driven testing?
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Absolutely. CAPTURE and NEXUS support parameterisation, dynamic data injection, and test coverage based on real user scenarios.
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Can I schedule tests to run automatically?
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Yes. Tests can be scheduled via FLOW or triggered by events in your CI/CD pipeline.
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Can AUTON8 generate test reports automatically?
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Yes. DOCUMENT creates detailed, versioned reports that include screenshots, logs, pass/fail results, and execution history.
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Does AUTON8 support parallel execution?
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Yes. AUTON8 executes thousands of tests in parallel across distributed environments, accelerating feedback loops.
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Can I reuse test components across projects?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports modular test design and reuse of flows, data sets, and validations across projects.
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How does AUTON8 handle test environments?
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FLOW and NEXUS dynamically provision test environments and data based on workflow dependencies and test requirements.
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What are AUTON8’s hosting options?
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You can deploy AUTON8 via SaaS, on-premise, or private cloud depending on your security and infrastructure policies.
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Does AUTON8 support multi-tenancy?
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Yes. It supports multi-tenant environments for large organisations with team-specific roles, assets, and access controls.
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How scalable is AUTON8?
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It’s designed for enterprise scale—supporting thousands of concurrent tests and teams across regions.
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How are updates and patches managed?
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For SaaS, updates are continuous and non-disruptive. For on-prem, controlled releases and patching cycles are provided.
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Does AUTON8 have an API?
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Yes. A robust, open API supports integration with CI/CD tools, test management platforms, and analytics suites.
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Is AUTON8 containerised or Kubernetes-compatible?
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Yes. On-prem deployments support Docker and Kubernetes-based orchestration.
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Does AUTON8 require a dedicated server or VM?
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No. It can run from lightweight agents in your environments, depending on scale and deployment type.
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Can multiple users work on the same project in AUTON8?
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Yes. AUTON8 is built for collaboration, with version control, audit trails, and role-based access across modules.
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Can business users run or view tests without technical help?
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Yes. Codeless UX, dashboards, and no-code test creation empower non-technical roles to engage directly.
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Does AUTON8 support approvals or manual sign-offs?
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Yes. DOCUMENT supports embedded sign-offs with user authentication, timestamps, and rollback references.
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Can I create user stories or link tests to Jira?
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Yes. AUTON8 integrates with Jira, Azure Boards, and other ALM systems for traceability from story to test to release.
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How does AUTON8 manage test ownership and traceability?
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Each test asset is versioned, assigned, and traceable to its creator, execution history, and linked outcomes.
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How does AUTON8 compare to Selenium?
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Selenium requires scripting and manual maintenance. AUTON8 offers codeless automation, AI-driven healing, and enterprise-scale orchestration—all without code.
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What’s the difference between AUTON8 and Tricentis Tosca?
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Unlike Tosca, AUTON8 is fully codeless, cloud-native, and includes full-stack automation (test, performance, data, compliance) in a unified platform.
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Can AUTON8 replace our existing test management tool?
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Yes. With test planning, execution tracking, documentation, and reporting built-in, AUTON8 can centralise your automation lifecycle.
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Is AUTON8 better for DevOps or traditional QA?
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Both. AUTON8 enables modern DevOps integration while offering structured governance, traceability, and compliance for traditional QA teams.
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Can AUTON8 replace Postman or JMeter?
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Yes. API testing and performance testing are integrated into CAPTURE and LOAD, making external tools optional.
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What’s included in an AUTON8 license?
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Access to core modules, platform support, onboarding, integrations, and role-based user access—all tailored by tier.
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How do I calculate ROI for AUTON8?
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We help you estimate time saved, cost avoided, and coverage gained through automation reuse, AI resilience, and reduced downtime.
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Can I buy only selected modules?
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Yes. AUTON8 offers modular licensing for CAPTURE, LOAD, DEPLOYER, and others depending on your needs.
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Do you offer enterprise pricing or site-wide licensing?
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Yes. Volume and enterprise licensing options are available for large or multi-region implementations.
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Is there a cost for training or onboarding?
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Basic onboarding is included. Premium enablement and tailored training packages are available on request.
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How is AUTON8 secured?
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AUTON8 is built with a Zero Trust security model. Every action is authenticated, authorised, and logged. The platform is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified for information security management.
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Does AUTON8 support role-based access control (RBAC)?
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Yes. Access is controlled by role, team, and module. Sensitive actions (e.g., deployments, data access) require elevated permissions and are logged for audit.
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Is AUTON8 suitable for regulated industries like banking or defence?
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Yes. AUTON8 is designed for high-assurance environments. It supports audit trails, traceability, encryption, and retention policies aligned with APRA, PCI-DSS, SOC2, and other frameworks.
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How does AUTON8 ensure test data privacy and masking?
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The NEXUS module supports test data masking, generation, and transformation to ensure sensitive data is protected during automation and testing.
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Are deployment actions in AUTON8 auditable?
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Yes. DEPLOYER logs every deployment decision, rollback event, and validation step. DOCUMENT captures this as part of the automated audit trail.
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Does AUTON8 support encrypted communication?
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Yes. All internal and external communications are secured via TLS 1.2+ and mutual TLS (mTLS) for agent-to-agent and pipeline communications.
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Can we host AUTON8 in our own secure environment?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports on-premise and private cloud deployments for customers with strict data sovereignty or perimeter security requirements.
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How are logs and telemetry handled?
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AUTON8 stores logs in a tamper-proof, immutable format with optional integration into SIEM or SOC platforms via webhook or API.
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What happens in case of a system breach?
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AUTON8 includes autonomous threat response mechanisms: nonces for command validation, strict whitelisting, and revocable credentials are enforced at runtime.
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Can AUTON8 be used for business process automation, not just testing?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports both technical test automation and business workflow automation. Business users can create, schedule, and monitor process flows without writing code.
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How does AUTON8 support non-technical users in automating processes?
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Through its codeless interface in CAPTURE and FLOW, business analysts and subject matter experts can visually record and orchestrate end-to-end business processes without scripting.
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What kind of processes can be automated with AUTON8?
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AUTON8 can automate workflows across banking transactions, customer onboarding, loan processing, compliance checks, batch operations, approvals, and more—across systems and departments.
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Is there a difference between test flows and business flows in AUTON8?
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The same automation framework can power both. A test flow may validate functionality; a business flow may trigger alerts, populate reports, or update systems post-deployment.
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Can I schedule recurring business processes with AUTON8?
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Yes. FLOW allows recurring, time-based, or event-driven triggers to automate business processes—such as daily reconciliations or regulatory report generation.
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How does AUTON8 handle exceptions in business processes?
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You can configure conditional logic, failure handling, and escalation paths directly in the visual workflow designer to manage exceptions and retries.
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Can automated business processes span multiple systems?
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Absolutely. AUTON8 connects with APIs, databases, legacy systems, and UIs to coordinate multi-step processes across platforms—no custom integrations required.
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How are automated business processes monitored?
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PULSE and QUERY provide real-time dashboards and search capabilities so stakeholders can track status, exceptions, and execution outcomes without technical intervention.
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Can business users collaborate with QA or DevOps teams on process flows?
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Yes. AUTON8 is built for cross-functional collaboration, allowing shared access to process templates, automation assets, and role-based actions.
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Does AUTON8 generate documentation for automated business processes?
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Yes. DOCUMENT creates audit-ready reports for each process execution—including who triggered it, what data was used, and what outcome was logged.
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How does AUTON8 ensure cross-browser compatibility?
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CAPTURE tests can be executed across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge with no changes. Self-healing ensures scripts adapt to browser updates automatically.
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Can AUTON8 validate accessibility or UI consistency?
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Yes. Visual checkpoints and rule-based assertions can validate accessibility standards, layout breakage, or brand consistency as part of automated test runs.
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Does AUTON8 support headless or containerised test execution?
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Yes. Tests can run in headless mode within Docker or other containerised environments for efficient scaling in CI/CD pipelines.
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How do you handle multi-step form validations or dynamic UIs?
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CAPTURE supports conditional logic, wait strategies, and data-driven branching to automate complex, stateful user interactions reliably.
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How does AUTON8 support shift-left testing?
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Tests can be triggered on every commit or PR via DEPLOYER integration with Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and other tools—catching defects before merge.
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Can AUTON8 gate releases based on test outcomes?
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Yes. DEPLOYER can enforce pass/fail gates for automated tests, performance metrics, or policy checks—preventing risky builds from reaching production.
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How are test failures surfaced to developers?
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Real-time alerts, dashboards, and integrations with Slack, Teams, or issue trackers can notify engineers immediately with failure context and replay steps.
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Does AUTON8 support blue/green or canary deployments?
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Yes. DEPLOYER can manage progressive rollouts with monitoring hooks and rollback triggers based on test or system feedback.
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Can AUTON8 simulate peak financial transaction loads?
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Yes. LOAD supports simulation of realistic transaction flows—batch processing, API concurrency, multi-session flows—to validate readiness for spikes.
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Does LOAD support SLA validation?
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Yes. You can define expected thresholds, response times, and error rates. Violations are flagged automatically with contextual diagnostics.
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Can I compare performance across builds or environments?
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Yes. PULSE retains historical data and generates trend views—making it easy to detect regressions across versions or environments.
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Can business process automation use real production data?
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With appropriate masking and permissions, NEXUS can inject real-world test or reference data into automated process flows securely.
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Are workflows in FLOW exportable or reusable?
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Yes. Workflows can be versioned, templated, reused across teams, or embedded into other automation assets.
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How does AUTON8 prevent process automation from breaking when upstream systems change?
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Self-healing and dependency awareness in CAPTURE and FLOW adapt automation to interface or schema changes, reducing failure risk.
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How quickly can AUTON8 detect a performance regression?
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PULSE detects deviations instantly, based on real-time telemetry and learned baselines—often before users are affected.
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What kind of telemetry does PULSE collect?
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PULSE captures execution time, system resource use, API response, error rates, and even element-level UI interactions.
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Can QA and Ops teams view the same metrics?
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Yes. Unified dashboards show technical and business metrics in role-specific views with shared annotations and export options.
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Can AUTON8 map test cases to regulatory requirements?
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Yes. DOCUMENT and SHIFT allow tagging of tests to specific policies or controls (e.g., SOX, APRA, PCI), with traceable outcomes.
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How does AUTON8 support change control and sign-off?
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Each run, deployment, or workflow includes digital sign-off options, with timestamps, user authentication, and rollback options.
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Can historical test data be locked for compliance?
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Yes. ARCHIVER supports immutable retention, controlled access, and tamper-proof logs aligned to data protection standards.
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Can I create separate workspaces or environments for different teams?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports team-specific workspaces, environments, and asset libraries with strict access controls.
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How does AUTON8 support federated teams across geographies?
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Role-based access, version control, and browser-based collaboration allow distributed teams to co-author, schedule, and monitor tests together.
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Is there support for tagging and asset management at scale?
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Yes. All assets—tests, data, documents—can be tagged, searched, versioned, and linked to specific modules or teams.
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Can AUTON8 be integrated into enterprise SSO and IAM systems?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports SAML 2.0, LDAP, and OAuth integrations for secure, federated authentication.
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How does AUTON8 ensure consistent standards across projects?
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Templates, shared components, global policies, and cross-project reporting ensure standardisation across test and automation assets.
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Can AUTON8 be deployed on-premises?
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Yes. AUTON8 offers a full on-prem deployment option for organisations with strict security, compliance, or data sovereignty requirements.
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Is there a SaaS version of AUTON8?
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Yes. AUTON8 is available as a fully managed SaaS platform, hosted on secure cloud infrastructure with 24/7 uptime monitoring.
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Does AUTON8 support hybrid deployments?
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Yes. You can run core services in the cloud while executing agents and workflows on-premise—ideal for sensitive environments or firewall restrictions.
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What are the minimum infrastructure requirements for on-prem?
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Requirements vary by scale, but typically include: $+ core CPU nodes, 16-32GB RAM, Docker/Kubernetes runtime, PostgreSQL or compatible DB backend.
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Can AUTON8 run in a Kubernetes cluster?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports Kubernetes-native deployment via Helm charts or operator frameworks for containerised scalability.
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Does AUTON8 require persistent storage?
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Yes. Persistent volume claims (PVCs) are needed for test data, logs, dashboards, and stateful services like DOCUMENT and ARCHIVER.
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Which cloud providers are supported?
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AUTON8 is cloud-agnostic and supports deployment on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and private OpenStack environments.
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Can we install AUTON8 in an air-gapped or classified network?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports full offline deployment, including license validation, updates, and data storage—ideal for defence or government clients.
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Is AUTON8 available as a container image?
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Yes. Official Docker images are available for all core components with secure registry access and SHA256 checksums.
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Can AUTON8 services be run in separate microservices?
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Yes. The platform is modular and can be deployed as independent services with secured service-to-service communication.
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Does AUTON8 support behind-the-firewall test execution?
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Yes. Lightweight execution agents can run inside your secure network, connected back to the cloud or on-prem AUTON8 hub.
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How are test agents deployed and updated?
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Agents are containerised or installable binaries, auto-updating via secure channels unless locked down by policy.
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Can we proxy AUTON8 traffic through an internal gateway?
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Yes. All outbound and inbound communication can be routed via HTTP/HTTPS proxies or private endpoints.
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Does AUTON8 require specific firewall ports or whitelisting?
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Yes. A small number of ports (e.g., 443 for HTTPS, 5671 for agent messaging) must be opened depending on module use. Full port requirements are documented.
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Can AUTON8 integrate with LDAP or Active Directory?
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Yes. User authentication and access control can be integrated with LDAP, AD, or SAML SSO providers.
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What APIs or SDKs does AUTON8 expose?
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AUTON8 includes a REST API, webhooks, CLI tools, and GraphQL endpoints for advanced workflow integration and automation.
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Can deployment be automated using Terraform or Ansible?
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Yes. IaC scripts are available to provision infrastructure and deploy AUTON8 via Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
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Is data encrypted at rest and in transit?
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Yes. All data is encrypted using AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit. Secrets and credentials are stored securely with rotation policies.
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Can we control data residency?
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Yes. For cloud deployments, you can choose regional hosting zones. For on-prem, all data remains under your control.
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How are user sessions managed and logged?
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Sessions are managed using JWTs and expire automatically. All logins, changes, and administrative actions are logged and audit-ready.
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Can deployment logs be exported to SIEM or log management tools?
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Yes. AUTON8 integrates with tools like Splunk, ELK, and Datadog for log forwarding and telemetry.
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Is RBAC applied to deployment workflows as well?
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Yes. Only authorised users can trigger deployments, rollbacks, or modify environment configurations.
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How does AUTON8 manage multiple environments (e.g., dev, UAT, prod)?
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You can configure multiple isolated environments with distinct test data, permissions, and workflows using FLOW and NEXUS.
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Can AUTON8 auto-provision test environments?
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Yes. FLOW can be configured to spin up and tear down test environments dynamically using cloud provider APIs or scripts.
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Does AUTON8 provide environment templates?
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Yes. Templates for common deployment scenarios and test configurations are included and customisable.
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How does AUTON8 ensure that agent communications cannot be spoofed?
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Every AUTON8 Deployer Agent uses certificate-based mutual TLS (mTLS) to authenticate itself to the platform hub and vice versa. Agents will reject connections that do not present a valid, signed certificate—making spoofing virtually impossible.
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Can agent messages be intercepted in transit?
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No. All agent communication is encrypted end-to-end using TLS 1.2 or higher with perfect forward secrecy (PFS). Even if traffic were intercepted, it would be unreadable and cryptographically protected against decryption.
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How does AUTON8 prevent replay attacks against its agents?
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Each command issued to an agent includes a cryptographically unique nonce and timestamp. Any reused or delayed message is automatically rejected, protecting against replay or duplication.
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What happens if an agent is compromised or cloned?
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Agents use identity-bound certificates that can be individually revoked. If a certificate is suspected to be compromised, access is immediately terminated from the control plane via revocation lists or short-lived tokens.
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Can AUTON8 agents authenticate across network boundaries securely?
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Yes. Agent communication is validated via mutual authentication, IP whitelisting, and optional HMAC signing of payloads. Network segmentation and layered trust boundaries are recommended for sensitive environments.
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Can I schedule tests to run at specific times?
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Yes. AUTON8 allows time-based scheduling for individual tests, test suites, or entire workflows through the FLOW module. You can define daily, weekly, or custom recurrence patterns.
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Can I schedule tests to run only on weekdays or non-business hours?
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Yes. The scheduler supports cron-style rules or calendar-driven triggers, allowing execution during off-peak hours, maintenance windows, or outside business timeframes.
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Can multiple workflows or test runs be scheduled in parallel?
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Absolutely. AUTON8 supports concurrent execution of scheduled jobs across distributed agents, test environments, and time zones.
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Does AUTON8 support conditional scheduling (e.g., only if last run failed)?
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Yes. FLOW enables conditional logic, such as “Run this test if the previous run failed,” or “Trigger rollback if a smoke test fails post-deployment.”
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Can I trigger scheduled jobs from external tools (like Jenkins or Azure DevOps)?
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Yes. You can use webhooks, REST API calls, or pipeline integrations to trigger scheduled or on-demand executions from external systems.
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Can business processes (not just tests) be scheduled?
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Yes. Any process automated in AUTON8—including reconciliations, data pulls, report generation, or compliance checks—can be scheduled like a test run.
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How do I monitor the status of scheduled runs?
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PULSE and QUERY provide live status dashboards, upcoming schedules, and historical views of scheduled and completed executions.
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Can I pause or disable scheduled tests temporarily?
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Yes. Individual schedules or entire suites can be paused, modified, or skipped based on release windows, holidays, or system outages.
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Is there support for scheduling across multiple environments (e.g., QA vs. UAT)?
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Yes. You can create environment-specific schedules, with FLOW orchestrating the correct data sets, users, and configurations per environment.
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Can I receive alerts or notifications on scheduled run results?
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Yes. Email, Slack, Teams, or webhook-based notifications can be configured to alert you when scheduled jobs pass, fail, or violate performance or business rules.
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How are test cases recorded in AUTON8?
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AUTON8 CAPTURE uses a visual recorder that tracks user interactions—clicks, text inputs, navigations, API calls—and automatically turns them into reusable, self-healing test flows.
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Do I need to write any code to record a test?
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No. AUTON8 is fully codeless. You can record and configure tests using the visual interface—no scripting or technical setup required.
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Can business users record tests without technical assistance?
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Yes. CAPTURE was designed specifically for QA analysts and business users to record real-world workflows in minutes, without developer involvement.
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What types of interactions can be recorded?
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CAPTURE supports recording of clicks, keystrokes, dropdowns, file uploads, dynamic waits, API requests, and backend validations—across web and mobile interfaces.
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Can I edit recorded test steps after recording?
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Yes. Test steps can be reordered, modified, or enhanced using a drag-and-drop test editor. You can add assertions, loops, data bindings, and conditions.
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How does AUTON8 handle dynamic content in recorded tests?
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CAPTURE uses AI to identify stable selectors and context-based locators. It also supports parameterised data inputs and smart anchors for highly dynamic UIs.
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Can I record cross-page or multi-system workflows?
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Yes. AUTON8 can capture complex, multi-step flows that span across different web apps, systems, or authentication screens—seamlessly linked into a single test.
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Are recorded tests reusable across browsers and devices?
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Yes. Once recorded, a test case can be executed across multiple browsers, screen resolutions, or devices without rework.
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Can I version control or audit recorded test flows?
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Yes. Every test has a version history with timestamps, author, and change logs. You can revert, compare, or branch recorded flows easily.
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How does AUTON8 record API-based steps during a test?
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AUTON8 automatically detects API calls and allows you to capture, validate, and reuse them as part of a hybrid UI/API flow—no additional tooling needed.
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Is there a maximum number of steps in a test case?
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No hard-coded limit exists. AUTON8 is designed to support long, multi-step flows—typically up to several thousand steps per test case—without degradation, depending on system resources.
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Are there best practices for managing long test flows?
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Yes. We recommend modularising complex flows into reusable components or subflows using FLOW, which improves maintainability, reuse, and debugging.
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Can very large test cases impact performance?
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Not significantly. AUTON8 optimises execution by parallelising logic, caching data layers, and using asynchronous handlers—though extremely large flows may require tuning or segmentation for faster feedback.
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Is there a limit to how many flows can run concurrently?
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No practical limit. Concurrency is governed by your license and infrastructure (e.g. number of agents). AUTON8 can run hundreds or thousands of test cases in parallel across distributed agents.
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Can I loop through large data sets within a test?
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Yes. CAPTURE and FLOW both support data-driven execution with looping, iteration, and parallelisation. Even large datasets (e.g. 10,000+ rows) can be processed.
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Does AUTON8 time out on long-running tests or flows?
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Timeouts can be configured per step, test, or environment. You can define retry logic or timeouts for individual steps, network requests, or entire flows.
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Can I nest multiple test cases or workflows inside each other?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports embedded flows, nested test cases, and callable reusable blocks—similar to function calls in code.
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What is the limit on branching or conditional logic?
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There is no enforced limit. FLOW allows deeply nested conditional flows, including if-else chains, switches, and dynamic path execution.
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Is there a size limit on uploaded assets or data used in flows?
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For cloud deployments, soft limits may apply (e.g. 500MB per upload), but these can be increased for enterprise plans. On-prem installs can define their own thresholds.
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What happens if a test case becomes unmanageably large?
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We recommend breaking it into modular steps using FLOW and versioning components separately. AUTON8 will still execute it, but smaller units are easier to debug, reuse, and scale.
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What is self-healing in AUTON8?
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Self-healing refers to AUTON8’s ability to detect changes in the application (e.g. UI elements, data structures, APIs) and automatically adjust test logic to keep automation running without manual intervention.
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How does AUTON8 detect when something needs to be healed?
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AUTON8 monitors locator failures, data mismatches, and flow deviations. It uses fallback selectors, AI-based pattern recognition, and historical test context to identify intended targets or steps.
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What types of changes can AUTON8 self-heal?
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AUTON8 can adapt to UI element renaming or repositioning, minor DOM restructuring, dynamic IDs, optional fields, changed labels, and shifts in control flow due to updated business logic.
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Is self-healing automatic, or do I need to approve it?
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By default, AUTON8 will apply self-healing automatically but flag it for review. You can configure policies to always accept, always review, or never apply healing depending on your governance model.
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How do I know when self-healing has occurred?
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Every instance is logged in the test report, including what was changed, why, and what fallback was used. You can view a side-by-side comparison or disable healing selectively.
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Can I turn off self-healing for certain steps?
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Yes. You can explicitly disable self-healing for sensitive or high-risk assertions where exact matches are mandatory (e.g. compliance-critical tests).
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Does self-healing apply to API tests too?
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Yes. AUTON8 can detect and adapt to common API changes like field renaming, optional parameters, and endpoint structure changes—based on historical schema patterns.
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How does self-healing affect test reliability?
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It significantly reduces false negatives, flakiness, and noise in test reporting. It improves test uptime and continuity across rapid-release environments.
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Does AUTON8 learn from previous healing events?
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Yes. Healing intelligence improves over time. The platform builds a profile of successful fallbacks and applies weighted confidence models to future healing attempts.
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How is AUTON8’s self-healing different from other tools?
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Unlike tools that rely only on fuzzy locators, AUTON8 combines AI, test history, user flows, and fallback strategies into a layered resilience model—delivering higher accuracy with fewer false positives.
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Can AUTON8 be used without writing any code at all?
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Yes. Unlike platforms that claim to be “low-code” but still require scripting for real-world use, AUTON8 enables 100% codeless automation—from test creation to orchestration, validation, and reporting.
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How does AUTON8 avoid brittle test scripts?
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Most tools rely heavily on static selectors, which break easily. AUTON8 uses AI-based locators and self-healing logic to dynamically adapt to UI and data changes—keeping tests resilient by design.
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Do I need multiple tools for test, data, and deployment automation?
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No. AUTON8 unifies all these capabilities. It replaces fragmented stacks by combining functional testing, performance validation, data provisioning, release gating, and compliance in a single platform.
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Does AUTON8 require a dedicated test environment for every test type?
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No. AUTON8’s environment abstraction and dynamic provisioning in FLOW and NEXUS allow multiple test types to run across shared environments with proper isolation and version control.
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Can AUTON8 handle both legacy and modern systems without rewrite?
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Yes. Through SHIFT and MORPH, AUTON8 can import, convert, and reuse test assets from older frameworks—unlike tools that require rewriting or vendor lock-in.
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Does AUTON8 scale well for enterprise-wide usage?
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Yes. Many tools slow down under large-scale test suites. AUTON8 supports massive parallelisation, environment orchestration, and asset versioning—making it ideal for complex, multi-team environments.
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Is AUTON8 dependent on a desktop app or browser plugin?
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No. AUTON8 is 100% web-based. Everything from test creation to execution and reporting is accessible via a secure browser interface.
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Can AUTON8 be used easily by non-engineers?
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Absolutely. Where many “visual” tools still require script-level debugging, AUTON8 offers a true no-code experience—designed for QA analysts, business users, and SMEs.
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How does AUTON8 manage test flakiness in CI/CD pipelines?
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Traditional tools lack built-in observability. AUTON8’s PULSE module tracks flakiness trends, unstable tests, and environment issues—making root cause analysis proactive, not reactive.
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Can AUTON8 test across modern API, mobile, and web layers in one flow?
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Yes. AUTON8 allows hybrid test creation that spans UI, API, and backend layers—without needing to stitch together tools or frameworks.
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Is performance testing integrated, or a separate tool?
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Integrated. LOAD is part of the AUTON8 suite and offers predictive, scalable load testing. No need to license or connect separate performance tools.
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Do I have to manage test data manually?
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No. NEXUS automates provisioning, masking, and reuse of test data. This solves a major gap in traditional platforms that treat data as an afterthought.
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Can I roll back a release if a test fails mid-deployment?
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Yes. DEPLOYER includes built-in rollback logic. Most traditional pipelines lack this level of coordination between testing and deployment.
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Does AUTON8 require agents to run on every test target system?
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No. Tests can run through distributed agents or headless execution nodes without installing heavy clients or connectors everywhere.
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How does AUTON8 avoid overuse of screenshots for validation?
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Instead of relying on fragile image-based checks, AUTON8 validates actual business logic, DOM states, APIs, and database outputs—reducing false positives.
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Can I manage complex test flows visually without hitting logic limits?
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Yes. FLOW supports branching, loops, exception handling, and subflow reuse—all without scripting or hitting UI limitations like some drag-and-drop tools.
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How does AUTON8 avoid high license and maintenance overheads?
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AUTON8’s unified model reduces toolchain sprawl. Fewer integrations, lower failure points, and shared platform services mean significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
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Can AUTON8 be used in regulated environments out-of-the-box?
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Yes. With ISO 27001 certification, automated audit logs, and built-in DOCUMENT and ARCHIVER modules, AUTON8 is ready for use in finance, insurance, healthcare, and defence.
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Do I need external reporting tools to understand what happened?
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No. AUTON8 includes live dashboards, smart alerts, downloadable reports, and searchable test history—no plugins, no BI tools required.
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Is AUTON8 suitable for agile, DevOps, and traditional test teams alike?
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Yes. AUTON8 blends modern DevOps speed with the governance and traceability that regulated, high-assurance teams depend on.
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What types of performance testing does AUTON8 support?
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AUTON8 LOAD supports load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability testing—covering a wide range of scenarios from steady-state performance to extreme concurrency testing.
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Can AUTON8 simulate thousands of users in parallel?
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Yes. LOAD scales horizontally using distributed agents or cloud runners, simulating high user concurrency across regions or business functions.
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How is AUTON8 different from traditional performance tools?
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Unlike tools that focus solely on transactions per second or response time, AUTON8 connects test execution to application behaviour, system telemetry, and backend dependencies—enabling deeper diagnosis.
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Can AUTON8 test both frontend and backend performance?
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Yes. LOAD supports UI-based, API-level, and backend load testing—allowing end-to-end flow simulation from user interaction to database impact.
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Does AUTON8 support testing in hybrid or microservices environments?
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Yes. It supports distributed architectures, including containerised services, message queues, and serverless functions—tracking performance across system layers.
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How does AUTON8 identify performance bottlenecks?
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PULSE aggregates system telemetry (CPU, memory, network), transaction traces, API latency, and service response times to pinpoint slow components in real time.
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Can AUTON8 isolate slow SQL queries or data layer issues?
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Yes. AUTON8 integrates with database monitoring to surface query latency, locking, and row-level performance during high load.
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Can AUTON8 track performance regression over time?
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Yes. It builds baselines from historical data and flags deviations automatically—ideal for detecting slow drifts or code-related regressions.
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Can AUTON8 show where failures originate in a complex architecture?
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Yes. The platform maps test failures to system components, allowing users to trace symptoms to root causes across APIs, queues, services, or database layers.
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Does AUTON8 support service-level tracing?
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Yes. Using PULSE and agent-level hooks, AUTON8 captures service-to-service latency, retries, timeouts, and saturation trends—ideal for microservice-based architectures.
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Can I run performance tests using realistic datasets?
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Yes. The NEXUS module provisions dynamic, scenario-specific data—supporting boundary cases, high-volume records, and business rule validation.
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Can AUTON8 model business workflows, not just HTTP traffic?
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Yes. Unlike packet-based tools, AUTON8 models real user flows—multi-step processes with branching, logic, and dependent data.
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Can I test based on production traffic patterns?
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Yes. You can mirror, record, or model production-like behaviour including arrival rates, think times, and workflow prioritisation.
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Can tests simulate failures, delays, or degraded infrastructure?
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Yes. You can inject failure modes, throttled services, or offline components to measure how systems degrade under partial failure—ideal for resilience testing.
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How does AUTON8 monitor infrastructure during load tests?
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PULSE integrates with your infrastructure (cloud or on-prem) to track CPU, memory, thread pools, disk I/O, and network throughput during test execution.
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Can I integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines?
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Yes. LOAD and DEPLOYER modules allow performance validation as a gating step in any build or release process—fully automatable.
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Can AUTON8 prevent deployment if load SLAs are not met?
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Yes. You can define threshold-based gates (e.g. 95% percentile latency < 2s) that must pass before a release proceeds.
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Can performance tests be run post-deployment in production?
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Yes. You can use light, non-disruptive validation in production environments using synthetic or shadow traffic for early anomaly detection.
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How does AUTON8 prevent pipeline slowdowns from load tests?
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Performance tests can be isolated and run in parallel, with test summary feedback injected directly into dashboards and logs—ensuring fast feedback without blocking the pipeline.
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Can AUTON8 generate trend reports over time?
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Yes. PULSE and DOCUMENT provide historical views of load test outcomes, regression patterns, and SLA adherence across releases.
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Can AUTON8 detect anomalies during a load test?
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Yes. PULSE includes machine learning-based anomaly detection, surfacing unusual spikes, tail latencies, or request timeouts in real time.
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How are errors and slowdowns visualised?
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Dashboards highlight failed test steps, latency heatmaps, and degraded services—with direct links to failed workflows or affected APIs.
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Can I drill into a specific user journey or failed path?
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Yes. AUTON8 stores full execution traces per virtual user or workflow, allowing you to replay and analyse each failure step-by-step.
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Can AUTON8 help assess resilience under component failure?
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Yes. It supports chaos-style testing where services can be degraded or removed to see how systems recover and route around failure.
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How does AUTON8 prioritise what needs fixing first?
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It correlates test failures with affected modules, user impact, and change history—giving teams clear, prioritised action paths.
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Does AUTON8 include built-in performance dashboards?
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Yes. Dashboards show live test status, throughput, error rates, system load, and trendlines—all accessible by role (QA, SRE, Exec).
Q:
Can I export performance test results?
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Yes. Results can be exported as raw data, visual reports (PDF/Excel), or via API into your BI or observability tools.
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How are test results linked to other AUTON8 modules?
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LOAD integrates with DOCUMENT for auditability, with SHIFT for legacy comparison, and with DEPLOYER for release validation.
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Can I benchmark different application versions?
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Yes. AUTON8 stores version-specific metrics for comparative analysis—ideal for tracking optimisations or regressions across builds.
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Does AUTON8 support SLA-based testing for multi-region apps?
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Yes. You can define regional thresholds, latency zones, and geo-distributed traffic simulation to validate global application performance.
Q:
Why are data migrations so risky in large enterprises?
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Migrations often involve outdated schemas, inconsistent source data, unvalidated transformations, and no clear way to reconcile what moved versus what failed.
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What causes most data migration delays?
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Manual validation, brittle test scripts, poor environment parity, and lack of test data preparation commonly delay projects and introduce avoidable defects.
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Why do test cases break during system upgrades?
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Legacy test cases often rely on hardcoded data or logic specific to old systems, making them incompatible with new data structures or flows.
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How do incomplete or bad data sets affect migration outcomes?
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They result in failed transactions, system errors, and compliance issues. Undetected data quality problems lead to rework and customer impact post-migration.
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What is the biggest hidden cost in data migration?
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Manual reconciliation—verifying that data moved correctly, consistently, and fully—can consume more time than the actual migration process.
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How does AUTON8 help prepare test data for migration?
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NEXUS provisions realistic, rule-based test data sets aligned to the new system schema. It ensures consistent, valid data inputs across environments.
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Can AUTON8 validate data transformations automatically?
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Yes. AUTON8 can compare pre- and post-migration data using schema mapping, data rules, and reconciliation logic—flagging discrepancies early.
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How does AUTON8 handle schema drift?
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NEXUS automatically detects schema changes between systems and alerts teams before they cause test failures or migration issues.
Q:
Can AUTON8 simulate data migration before go-live?
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Yes. Using SHIFT and DEPLOYER, you can rehearse full or partial migrations in staging environments with complete validation and rollback capabilities.
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How does AUTON8 test migrated business logic, not just data?
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By reusing test cases from SHIFT and validating workflows through CAPTURE and FLOW, AUTON8 checks whether the migrated system behaves as expected—not just whether the data landed.
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Can AUTON8 verify that all records were migrated successfully?
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Yes. NEXUS includes row-level and batch-level reconciliation, checking for missing, duplicated, or transformed records between systems.
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How does AUTON8 help during phased or rolling migrations?
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AUTON8 tracks what was migrated, what’s pending, and whether partial data affects test coverage or application behaviour. It supports delta validation.
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Can AUTON8 run parallel validations across source and target systems?
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Yes. It can execute mirrored workflows on both environments and compare outputs, ensuring parity without service disruption.
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Does AUTON8 support migration testing across APIs, UIs, and data layers?
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Yes. You can validate API responses, frontend logic, and database values in the same flow—ensuring a holistic migration check.
Q:
Can AUTON8 generate audit trails for migration sign-off?
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Yes. DOCUMENT and ARCHIVER automatically generate evidence of test runs, reconciliations, and defect resolutions for compliance and audit readiness.
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How does AUTON8 reduce migration-related production risks?
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By enabling repeatable, validated migration rehearsals, data masking, and controlled rollouts—AUTON8 dramatically reduces the likelihood of post-go-live incidents.
Q:
Does AUTON8 help ensure regulatory compliance during migration?
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Yes. It ensures test data is masked or anonymised, logs all activity, and links validations to compliance controls for financial services, health, or defence.
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Can AUTON8 enforce rollback rules if migration validation fails?
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Yes. DEPLOYER can trigger automatic rollbacks if any predefined validation step fails—ensuring migrations are reversible by design.
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How does AUTON8 prevent downstream impact of failed migrations?
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By chaining dependent systems and checks into FLOW, AUTON8 ensures that any failed step halts the process before it cascades through the enterprise.
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Can I version and reuse my migration test cases?
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Yes. All test assets in AUTON8 are version-controlled, reusable across programs, and easy to adapt for future migrations or upgrades.
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Does AUTON8 reduce manual data validation effort?
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Yes. Automated validation replaces thousands of manual checks—freeing teams to focus on higher-risk areas and accelerating time-to-value.
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Can AUTON8 be used across multiple concurrent migration tracks?
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Yes. It supports multiple parallel programs with isolated environments, user roles, and validation pipelines—perfect for large transformation initiatives.
Q:
What’s the ROI of using AUTON8 for data migration QA?
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Organisations typically reduce testing time by 50–70%, cut data errors by 80%+, and save months of rework effort through automated validation and reconciliation.
Q:
Can AUTON8 accelerate ERP or core banking migrations?
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Yes. AUTON8 is used to test Temenos, Silverlake, Oracle, SAP, and other complex systems—ensuring safe data transition across modules.
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Does AUTON8 work post-migration to validate operational readiness?
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Yes. You can continue using the same tests for go-live monitoring, regression validation, and future upgrades—maximising reuse and reliability.
Q:
What specific functions does AUTON8 VAULT offer?
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VAULT provides over 2,000 pre-built regression test cases tailored for core banking systems. It automates validation across UAT, SIT, and regression cycles, ensuring repeatability and reducing manual QA effort. The packs are AI-augmented for resilience and easy reuse across releases.
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How does AUTON8 PULSE improve observability?
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PULSE delivers AI-driven observability, detecting anomalies in real-time across APIs, UI, infrastructure, and databases. It enables predictive alerts and deep diagnostics, ensuring proactive risk management and faster root cause identification during performance issues.
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What does AUTON8 SHIFT do?
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SHIFT accelerates the migration of legacy test suites to the AUTON8 platform. It automatically maps old scripts to AI-enhanced flows, retaining business logic and reducing rework. SHIFT ensures a fast, low-risk transition while boosting test coverage.
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How does AUTON8 DEPLOYER manage software releases?
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DEPLOYER orchestrates AI-driven deployments with built-in rollback, monitoring, and post-deployment validation. Each deployment is digitally signed, rate-limited, and audited to ensure integrity and traceability. It integrates with CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-grade governance.
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What is AUTON8 NEXUS used for?
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NEXUS handles data migration and integration, using predictive validation and anomaly detection to prevent inconsistencies. It supports structured and semi-structured data flows, automatically transforming formats and validating against business rules during migration.
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How does AUTON8 LOAD ensure application resilience?
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LOAD simulates high concurrency and stress scenarios using predictive models. It monitors system response in real time, identifies bottlenecks, and orchestrates controlled tests across cloud and on-prem setups—ensuring apps can scale safely under peak loads.
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How is AI embedded into the AUTON8 platform?
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AI is used to generate, maintain, and self-heal test cases, predict anomalies, optimize test execution, and analyze system telemetry. This intelligence eliminates brittle scripts, enhances test coverage, and accelerates SDLC cycles without manual tuning.
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What is AUTON8’s self-healing capability?
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Self-healing detects UI or API changes and dynamically adapts test scripts to prevent test failure. It uses AI models trained on application behavior, reducing maintenance effort and making automation more resilient to system changes.
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Can AUTON8 components be reused across products?
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Yes. AUTON8 uses a modular design where test steps, data flows, validation logic, and automation assets can be reused across VAULT, LOAD, NEXUS, and more. This reuse accelerates project timelines and simplifies enterprise-scale governance.
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How does AUTON8 fit across the SDLC?
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AUTON8 supports all stages—from requirements validation and continuous testing to deployment and production monitoring. It integrates with DevOps tools and change management workflows to deliver full lifecycle automation across QA, IT, and business teams.
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Is AUTON8 suitable for business process automation?
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Yes. Beyond technical automation, AUTON8 models business processes end-to-end, validating workflows across systems like CRMs, banking cores, and ERPs. It ensures processes are tested with realistic data and monitored post-go-live for compliance and KPIs.
Q:
What platform security measures does AUTON8 enforce?
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AUTON8 enforces mutual TLS, signed payloads, IP whitelisting, credential rotation, and nonce-based request validation. All commands and actions are auditable, and sensitive functions are hardened by default to meet enterprise-grade security requirements.
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How does AUTON8 prevent deployment spoofing or hijacking?
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Each deployment request is cryptographically signed and validated by the receiving agent. Communications are encrypted using mTLS, and replay attacks are blocked using nonce validation. IP and identity are double-checked before any action is executed.
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Does AUTON8 require cloud or can it run on-prem?
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AUTON8 supports hybrid, on-premises, and full-cloud deployments. Each module is containerized and configurable to fit into restricted enterprise environments or secure cloud-native infrastructure, ensuring compliance with IT policies.
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What does AUTON8 require to be implemented?
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The platform requires Docker or Kubernetes support, access to target systems (via API/UI), and basic connectivity for agent communication. It integrates into CI/CD pipelines and needs minimal setup—no code changes to the underlying apps are required.
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How does AUTON8 solve the problem of brittle scripts?
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By using AI to generate test logic and adapt to system changes, AUTON8 eliminates reliance on fragile selectors or static code. Scripts evolve with applications, avoiding the constant maintenance trap that legacy automation tools face.
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Can AUTON8 run tests across different environments?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports cross-environment testing—UAT, SIT, PROD clones—by parameterizing environment configs and allowing reusable test logic. It ensures consistency in outcomes regardless of test bed, reducing environment-related test issues.
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What types of data can AUTON8 handle?
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AUTON8 supports structured (SQL, CSV, XML), semi-structured (JSON, Excel), and streaming data inputs. NEXUS can transform, mask, and validate data during migrations or tests, ensuring quality and consistency across enterprise systems.
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How does AUTON8 support change management?
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AUTON8 validates each release by comparing before/after states, ensuring all planned changes execute as expected. It auto-generates reports and audit logs for governance. Test packs can be version-controlled to match change tickets or releases.
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Can AUTON8 integrate with ITSM and DevOps tools?
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Yes. AUTON8 offers connectors for Jira, ServiceNow, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and others. These integrations let teams trigger automation from workflows, update tickets automatically, and correlate test results with incidents or deployments.
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What happens when a test fails unexpectedly?
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AUTON8 captures all context—inputs, environment, system state, logs—and analyzes potential root causes. It suggests fixes or automatically retries with self-healing enabled. All failures are audit-logged and can be escalated through integrated ITSM tools.
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How does AUTON8 assist with root cause analysis?
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PULSE and LOAD modules correlate logs, metrics, and telemetry data across systems. They detect anomalies and dependencies to highlight underlying infrastructure or code issues, helping teams resolve problems faster and more accurately.
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Can AUTON8 be used during user acceptance testing (UAT)?
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Yes. AUTON8 enables business users to define and execute realistic UAT scenarios with minimal technical input. It provides intuitive dashboards, real-time feedback, and traceable results to accelerate sign-off and improve release confidence.
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What are AUTON8 agents and are they secure?
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Agents are lightweight components that execute tasks in your environment. They are authenticated using rotating credentials and encrypted channels. Each action is sandboxed, logged, and validated before execution to ensure secure operation.
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Does AUTON8 help reduce compliance risks?
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Yes. AUTON8 enforces policy-based testing, captures immutable audit trails, and validates each release against business rules and controls. It helps meet regulatory standards by ensuring consistent, documented, and secure change processes.
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Can AUTON8 test desktop, web, and mobile applications?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports automation across desktop, web, and mobile UIs using a unified abstraction layer. This enables consistent test creation and self-healing across platforms, reducing tooling complexity and increasing cross-platform reuse.
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How is test data managed in AUTON8?
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Test data can be imported, generated, or linked dynamically from external systems. AUTON8 supports data masking, transformation, and validation to maintain privacy, reduce errors, and ensure real-world test conditions.
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What if my environment has limited internet or air-gapped networks?
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AUTON8 can operate in air-gapped environments. All agents and modules can be deployed on-premises, and updates or communication can occur via secure manual syncs or controlled intermediaries.
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Does AUTON8 support role-based access control (RBAC)?
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Yes. AUTON8 enforces granular RBAC, ensuring users can only access permitted data, projects, and environments. Admins can define roles for developers, testers, auditors, and business users.
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Can I schedule test executions with AUTON8?
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Yes. AUTON8 includes a flexible scheduler for running tests based on time, events, or CI/CD triggers. Test sets can be configured with environment parameters, retry logic, and conditional flows.
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What types of validations can AUTON8 perform?
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AUTON8 performs field-level, business-rule, database, UI, API, and performance validations. It compares actual versus expected outcomes with AI-generated assertions and logs discrepancies in detail.
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How does AUTON8 support integration testing?
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AUTON8 enables integration testing across APIs, middleware, UIs, and databases. Tests span systems, validate data flow integrity, and detect issues in orchestration, sequence, or transformation logic.
Q:
What logging and telemetry is available in AUTON8?
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Each module logs every action, result, and system interaction. PULSE collects telemetry across systems, and dashboards present real-time and historical insights for audits, compliance, and tuning.
Q:
Does AUTON8 provide audit trails?
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Yes. Immutable audit logs track every test run, deployment, user action, and data flow. This supports regulatory compliance, forensic analysis, and third-party reviews.
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How long does it take to implement AUTON8?
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Basic environments can be operational within a few days. Full-scale implementation typically takes 2–6 weeks, depending on integration needs, environment complexity, and automation scope.
Q:
Does AUTON8 support multi-tenancy?
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Yes. AUTON8 can isolate data, test assets, environments, and users by tenant. This is ideal for managed services, large enterprises, or regulated industries with strict segregation policies.
Q:
How does AUTON8 support quality gates in CI/CD?
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Test results from AUTON8 can define pass/fail thresholds in pipelines. These gates prevent faulty releases, notify stakeholders, and trigger revalidation or rollback as needed.
Q:
Can AUTON8 auto-generate test cases?
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Yes. Based on system behavior, requirements, or past test outcomes, AUTON8’s AI can suggest or generate test flows to fill gaps or improve coverage.
Q:
Does AUTON8 help reduce test duplication?
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Yes. AUTON8 promotes reusable components and highlights redundant or overlapping test steps. It automatically consolidates and optimizes test libraries for efficiency.
Q:
How are test cases stored and versioned?
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All test cases and flows are stored with version control. Changes are logged, auditable, and reversible. Teams can compare versions, branch for experiments, and restore previous baselines.
Q:
Can business users create and run tests?
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Yes. AUTON8 offers a no-code interface for business users to model processes and validate expected outcomes. It democratizes testing, making it accessible to non-technical stakeholders.
Q:
Does AUTON8 require scripting or coding skills?
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No. All modules are designed to be used without writing code. Power users can extend behaviors via optional plugins or APIs, but no-code workflows are sufficient for most tasks.
Q:
Can AUTON8 handle localization and multilingual testing?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports multilingual test flows, localized validations, and content checks. It can automate UI and content testing across languages and regional configurations.
Q:
What happens when my UI changes frequently?
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AUTON8’s AI detects UI changes and adapts test paths without manual intervention. This self-healing significantly reduces maintenance costs and test downtime.
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Is AUTON8 compatible with legacy systems?
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Yes. AUTON8 integrates via UI, database, file, or API layers—allowing it to test and automate legacy environments that lack modern interfaces.
Q:
How does AUTON8 manage large test suites?
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Test suites are modular, searchable, and filterable by tags, risk, priority, or application. AUTON8 optimizes execution by grouping related flows and prioritizing high-risk areas.
Q:
Does AUTON8 support synthetic data generation?
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Yes. AUTON8 can generate synthetic test data using rules, patterns, or AI to simulate edge cases, improve coverage, and reduce dependency on production data.
Q:
What deployment topologies does AUTON8 support?
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AUTON8 supports distributed, centralized, and edge-agent deployment models. It scales from single-server setups to complex multi-region, multi-cloud topologies.
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Can AUTON8 simulate user behavior realistically?
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Yes. It replicates real-world usage patterns, including wait times, user flows, concurrent sessions, and varying data inputs—ensuring more accurate performance and functional tests.
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What makes AUTON8 suitable for regulated industries?
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Its audit logging, encryption, RBAC, secure agents, and compliance-ready reporting make it ideal for financial, healthcare, and government sectors requiring verifiable and repeatable automation.
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Can AUTON8 help identify flaky tests?
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Yes. AUTON8 analyzes test consistency across runs and flags non-deterministic behavior. It helps teams isolate flaky tests by logging patterns, variations, and potential root causes.
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Does AUTON8 support parallel test execution?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports concurrent test execution across multiple agents, environments, and platforms. This reduces total test duration and accelerates feedback loops in CI/CD pipelines.
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How does AUTON8 contribute to faster release cycles?
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By automating repetitive tasks, accelerating test coverage, and integrating with release pipelines, AUTON8 reduces QA bottlenecks. Teams ship faster with higher confidence and fewer regressions.
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Is AUTON8 useful for performance baselining?
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Yes. AUTON8 LOAD establishes baseline performance metrics and compares them over time. This helps detect regressions early and ensures consistency across environments and releases.
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Can AUTON8 generate reports for audits and compliance?
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Yes. AUTON8 generates detailed, timestamped, and digitally signed reports showing execution logs, results, changes, and evidence. These meet most audit and regulatory compliance needs.
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Does AUTON8 support headless browser testing?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports headless execution for Chrome, Firefox, and other environments. This improves test speed and scalability in CI/CD and containerized pipelines.
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How does AUTON8 reduce risk in production deployments?
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AUTON8 validates configurations, tests rollback plans, checks service health, and monitors performance during go-lives. Issues are flagged early, enabling safer, controlled deployments.
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Can AUTON8 simulate load from different geographic regions?
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Yes. AUTON8 can distribute load test agents across regions to simulate real-world traffic from various geographies, helping detect location-specific latency and performance issues.
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How does AUTON8 reduce alert fatigue?
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AI filters and clusters anomalies so only meaningful alerts surface. This reduces noise and helps teams focus on actionable insights rather than false positives or routine logs.
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Does AUTON8 provide visualizations of process coverage?
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Yes. AUTON8 maps test coverage to business workflows, highlighting gaps, overlaps, and risk areas. This visual clarity improves test strategy and stakeholder confidence.
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Can AUTON8 validate third-party API integrations?
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Yes. AUTON8 tests external APIs, validates response structures, SLA compliance, error handling, and data consistency—ensuring integrations remain reliable as upstream systems change.
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Does AUTON8 allow dynamic data injection during tests?
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Yes. AUTON8 can inject runtime data from databases, files, or APIs into test flows. This allows for more realistic and varied test scenarios.
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Can AUTON8 handle long-running or overnight tests?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports asynchronous execution, checkpointing, and long-duration test handling. It runs stress, endurance, or batch jobs while maintaining logs and alerting on errors.
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How does AUTON8 enable better collaboration between teams?
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AUTON8 centralizes test assets, results, and dashboards. Teams across QA, DevOps, and business can share insights, reuse flows, and work together on root cause resolution.
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Is there a way to customize AUTON8 dashboards?
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Yes. AUTON8 dashboards are configurable by role or project. Users can tailor widgets, KPIs, trends, and alerts to focus on what matters most for them.
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Does AUTON8 support test tagging and classification?
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Yes. Tests can be tagged by risk, feature, sprint, ticket, or system. This improves traceability, execution targeting, and coverage reporting.
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What happens if an AUTON8 agent is compromised?
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Each agent operates with minimal privileges, signed actions, and strict IP/rate controls. Anomalies are flagged, and affected agents can be isolated and replaced without compromising the platform.
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Does AUTON8 offer test prioritization?
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Yes. Based on past failures, risk scores, and change impact, AUTON8 can prioritize which tests to run first, ensuring fast feedback where it’s most needed.
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Can AUTON8 help with incident triage?
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Yes. When incidents occur, AUTON8 correlates telemetry, test results, and system logs to suggest likely causes and impacted components—accelerating triage and reducing MTTR.
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Does AUTON8 help track test debt or coverage gaps?
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Yes. AUTON8 reports on untested paths, outdated flows, and skipped validations—helping teams reduce test debt and increase coverage strategically.
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Can AUTON8 validate business KPIs as part of testing?
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Yes. AUTON8 lets teams define business rules and KPIs, which it validates during test execution to ensure operational and customer-facing metrics are met.
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Is AUTON8 suitable for use in regulated change windows?
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Yes. AUTON8’s pre-built validation packs, rollback support, and compliance reports make it ideal for strict change windows requiring fast and trusted verification.
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How does AUTON8 ensure results are trustworthy?
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All results are traceable to logs, screenshots, data inputs, and system telemetry. AI explanations are provided, and each outcome can be audited independently.
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What are the ongoing maintenance requirements for AUTON8?
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Minimal. AI-driven self-healing and modular design reduce upkeep. Updates are backward-compatible, and reusable components minimize the need to recreate or adjust flows.
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Can AUTON8 operate in low-code or legacy environments?
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Yes. AUTON8 complements low-code platforms and legacy tech by testing at UI, data, and API layers—without requiring invasive changes or deep integration.
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Can AUTON8 operate in disconnected or intermittent networks?
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Yes. AUTON8 agents can queue tasks and execute locally when disconnected. Results sync back once connectivity resumes, ensuring continuity in low-connectivity or secure zones.
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How does AUTON8 handle API schema changes?
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AUTON8 detects changes in API contracts and updates affected test flows using AI. It alerts users to breaking changes and suggests updates to maintain stability.
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Can AUTON8 test systems without APIs?
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Yes. AUTON8 can test through the UI or directly at the database/file level. It does not require APIs and adapts to legacy or closed-box systems.
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Does AUTON8 require installation on target systems?
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No. AUTON8 agents run externally and interact with systems through standard interfaces like UI, API, DB, or SSH. There’s no need to install software on production systems.
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How does AUTON8 ensure test results are reproducible?
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AUTON8 captures environment, data, and system states for every run. Test results can be re-executed in the same conditions to verify consistency and support root cause analysis.
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What AI techniques does AUTON8 use?
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AUTON8 uses machine learning, anomaly detection, NLP, and reinforcement learning to generate, maintain, and optimize test flows and system monitoring logic.
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Can AUTON8 detect performance regressions before they hit users?
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Yes. AUTON8 continuously baselines performance and flags early degradation during pre-prod and staging phases—allowing issues to be fixed before users are impacted.
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How does AUTON8 integrate with source control systems?
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AUTON8 supports Git-based integration for storing test assets, data sets, and automation logic. This enables versioning, branching, pull requests, and CI triggers.
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Does AUTON8 support external test data services?
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Yes. AUTON8 integrates with test data management tools and can fetch live data from databases, synthetic engines, or external APIs on demand.
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How does AUTON8 help enforce security best practices?
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It enforces encrypted comms, RBAC, credential rotation, signed deployments, and secure sandboxing. It also validates system integrity before and after deployments.
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Can AUTON8 simulate network failures or delays?
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Yes. AUTON8 can simulate latency, packet loss, or service outages to test application behavior under degraded network conditions.
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Does AUTON8 support custom plugins?
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Yes. Developers can extend AUTON8 with custom scripts, integrations, or action blocks via a secure plugin interface, maintaining no-code usability for others.
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How is AUTON8 different from RPA tools?
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Unlike RPA, AUTON8 focuses on test automation, monitoring, and deployment orchestration with AI. It handles complexity, change, and scale better than traditional bots.
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What are AUTON8’s hardware or system requirements?
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Each module is containerized. Minimum requirements include 2 vCPUs, 8GB RAM per agent, and Docker or Kubernetes. Full clusters scale as needed.
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Can AUTON8 detect data quality issues?
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Yes. AUTON8 validates data flows for completeness, correctness, and consistency—highlighting mismatches, anomalies, and schema violations in real time.
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Does AUTON8 support synthetic monitoring?
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Yes. AUTON8 simulates user journeys at intervals to validate system health, uptime, and key functions across time zones and environments.
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How does AUTON8 prevent test environment drift?
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It validates environment configurations before each run and flags inconsistencies. It can also auto-correct settings where allowed, maintaining test stability.
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Can AUTON8 be used for non-functional testing?
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Yes. AUTON8 supports performance, scalability, availability, failover, and visual testing—extending far beyond functional flows.
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Is there support for service virtualization in AUTON8?
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Yes. AUTON8 can simulate dependent systems and mock services to test independently, speeding up delivery and decoupling test environments.
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Can AUTON8 be used for training and onboarding?
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Yes. Its visual interface, reusable flows, and sandbox environments make it ideal for training new team members and demonstrating system processes safely.
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How does AUTON8 reduce false positives in testing?
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It combines multiple signals—logs, telemetry, UI states, and AI—to confirm issues before flagging them, minimizing false alarms and wasted triage effort.
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Can AUTON8 be localized into different languages?
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Yes. The platform supports multilingual UI and documentation, enabling adoption by global teams with region-specific workflows.
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Does AUTON8 support audit-readiness out of the box?
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Yes. Every action, test, change, and deployment is logged immutably and can be reported for audit, regulatory, or internal policy needs.
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Can AUTON8 help reduce cloud resource costs?
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Yes. By optimizing test cycles, catching issues early, and scaling load intelligently, AUTON8 helps teams use cloud resources more efficiently and avoid over-provisioning.