Case Study: Autodesk doubles release velocity with CloudBees Smart Tests

Autodesk cuts regression testing time by 80% with CloudBees Feature Management

Autodesk, a leader in 3D design and engineering software, faced a significant challenge in accelerating its product release cycles due to an extensive and time-consuming testing process. Their platform's integration with numerous third-party tools created a massive testing burden, with full regression test suites taking days to complete. This slowed development, escalated cloud costs, and created inefficient manual work for developers. To address this, Autodesk turned to vendor CloudBees and its product, CloudBees Smart Tests.

By implementing CloudBees Smart Tests, Autodesk utilized predictive test selection to run only the most relevant tests based on code changes. This solution dramatically cut pre-commit testing time by 66%, from 6 hours to 2 hours, and reduced overall regression testing time by 80%. The results included saving thousands of test execution hours annually, doubling release velocity to achieve monthly releases, and significantly reducing cloud infrastructure costs. CloudBees enabled Autodesk to accelerate delivery while maintaining high quality standards.

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