Spirent Buy Apps and Cloud Testing Firm Mu Dynamics for $40M
Summary
US-based technology firm Spirent Communication has announced the acquisition of cloud and app testing specialist Mu Dynamics in a $40 million deal that further extends its capabilities. Spirent, which provides test and measurement solutions for development labs, communication networks and IT organisations — including systems for electrical vehicles — will integrate Mu’s service into its platforms, provide a more thorough offering for enterprise and developer customers. “Infrastructure security testing is critical to ensuring confidence in the use of globally-deployed networks and applications,” said Bill Burns, CEO of Spirent. Blitz.io plays an important part in enabling sites, APIs and apps to be test and tweaked to ensure that they are performing as they need to. The site tests products with a burst up to 50,000 concurrent worldwide users, helping developers to identify weaknesses, infrastructure issues and bugs; all of which are vitally important for keeping services up and running without glitches.