Benefits of automated testing processes and systems, including scenarios where automated testing is done

Before we start with details about what are the benefits of automated testing, it is worth an explanation about what automated testing is, and then move on from their.
What is automated testing ?
Automated testing is the process whereby manual testing that is in place is automated (with the assumption that these manual testing systems exist, or are in progress enough that these can then be automated. In more detail, automation can be explained as the use of strategies and tools (along with processes) that help or eliminate human efforts and intervention; one of the main benefits is to ensure that repetitive tasks that are necessary but involve boring and regular tasks can be handled through automation.
What are some of the benefits of automation ?
- Regular and boring tasks can be removed from the necessity of humans doing it. One perfect example is the use of a series of testing during the process of software development whenever a new build or a fix is made. Such testing is required to ensure that the build is safe to use (internally it means that a number of tests that were required to be done by a person can now be done by the automation system). One side benefit is that such automation can be scheduled; so if a build comes in at 6 AM, there is no need for somebody to be there to carry out the series of tests. The automation software can handle doing the testing at that time.
- The testing is reliable. Given that the testing steps are being carried out by software, this testing will always follow the same pattern, without any variation
- Load testing. Setting up automation is the first part of setting up load testing, since being able to run a series of tests in order to load testing depends on being able to run the tests through an automation framework
- Scriptable or programmable. Automation tools allow you to customize the automation testing process, thus giving you a huge degree of flexibility to control what all you can do
- Use again and again. Once you create an automation framework, you can use it again and again. If the user interface changes, a small amount of re-work would be enough to run the automation tests
- Speed. Automation tests will run pretty fast, much faster than a human would be able to do the testing
- Comprehensive testing abilities. Organizations that start using automation testing frameworks eventually move onto building complex automation frameworks that cover a large portion of their functionality
- Improves the human testing abilities. Releasing humans testers from testing mundane and repetitive tasks can help them to do more value added testing, adding to product quality.