Question

A project team is preparing to deploy a new feature to a customer-facing web application. During final testing, they discover that the test environment uses a different database version and less memory than production. The QA lead is concerned that test results may not accurately predict production behavior. What is the BEST way to address this concern before release?

Accepted Answer

Update the test environment to mirror production configuration as closely as possible before completing final testing

Answer

Deploy directly to production and monitor for issues, since the test environment can never perfectly match production

Answer

Reduce production resources to match the test environment so both environments are identical

Answer

Skip the remaining tests and rely on the rollback plan if problems occur after deployment