Tricentis, a global leader in AI-powered continuous testing and quality engineering, has announced the acquisition of SeaLights, a SaaS-based software quality intelligence platform. This acquisition significantly enhances Tricentis’ market leadership by adding expanded capabilities for unparalleled visibility and insights into code and tests throughout the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
SeaLights: Enhancing Quality Intelligence
- Company Background: Founded in 2015, SeaLights provides large enterprises with metrics, traceability, and insights to meet quality gates and deliver software quickly.
- Technology: Uses agents to map code to tests and evaluate changes, employing machine learning (ML) to identify quality risks during software releases.
- Shift-Left Capability: Enables development teams to focus on the minimum number of functional tests, saving time and accelerating release delivery.
Tricentis’ Vision and Leadership
- CEO’s Statement: Kevin Thompson, CEO of Tricentis, emphasizes the game-changing impact of AI-powered quality intelligence in fast-moving IT environments.
- Extended Capabilities: The acquisition extends Tricentis’ dominance in quality intelligence beyond SAP environments to custom and packaged applications.
- Comprehensive Solutions: Includes test impact analysis, quality risk management, root cause analysis, and support across all programming languages.
Benefits for Software Development Teams
- Improved Code Understanding: Enables teams to understand the impact of new code changes, assess risks, identify coverage gaps, and resolve bugs in a continuous testing cycle.
- Enhanced Efficiency: Provides AI-enabled insights that streamline the testing process, ensuring faster and more reliable software releases.
Leadership Insights
- Eran Sher’s Perspective: CEO and Co-founder of SeaLights, now EVP and General Manager, Quality Intelligence at Tricentis, highlights the transformative impact of the acquisition on software quality.
- Future Vision: Together, Tricentis and SeaLights aim to drive the next generation of quality intelligence, setting new industry standards for intelligent, efficient, and reliable software quality management.
Tricentis’ Growth and Market Presence
- Previous Acquisitions: This is Tricentis’ second acquisition in the past twelve months, following the purchase of Waldo in July 2023.
- Global Reach: Founded in 2007, Tricentis serves over 3,000 customers in 19 countries, including more than half of the Fortune 500.
The acquisition of SeaLights by Tricentis marks a significant milestone in the realm of AI-powered quality intelligence for CI/CD pipelines. With enhanced capabilities and a shared vision for transforming software quality, Tricentis is poised to lead the industry in delivering intelligent, efficient, and reliable software solutions.
