2023 year-end recap: a journey through the a1qa milestones 

As the curtains draw on 2023, it’s time to cast a retrospective gaze over the a1qa highlights during the past twelve months.

Let’s embark on this journey of reflection together!

Celebrating 20th anniversary

This year, we have commemorated a notable milestone — our 20th anniversary. Over this time, we have expanded from a small IT company to a global QA and software testing provider, helping clients attain their desired objectives through independent quality assurance.

Continuously growing and expanding the horizons

In a strategic move to better serve our global customers and provide them with tailored QA services, we expanded our footprint, opening new offices in diverse regions, including Central Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and beyond.

Moreover, we’ve reached 15,000+ followers on our LinkedIn community, serving as a testament to the growing trust of clients and partners in our industry leadership.

Exchanging multi-year QA expertise

As we strive to spread QA knowledge far and wide, we organize exclusive roundtables for IT executives and share our experiences on external platforms.

Our online roundtable sessions help attendees exchange personal cases and best practices while delving into pressing QA topics, such as automated and shift-left testing, QA trends, ways of QA budget optimization, QA for complex software, to name a few. The insights help attendees improve IT products’ quality, mitigate business risks, speed up applications releases, and strengthen their competitive edge.

This year, we have also launched a1qa tech voice series — a1qa’s executives share their in-depth experience in quality engineering, innovation, and management. They have discussed the pros and cons of much-debated technologies, IT leadership, and ways to ensure seamless performance over the peak end of year sales period.

Sharing valuable QA insights at the international events and conferences

a1qa experts attend global events to highlight the pivotal role of QA for modern software and foster collaborative relationships that transcend geographical boundaries.

In 2023, one of the most visited locations of the a1qa team was Dubai. Here, we participated in five exhibitions: Arab Health 2023, GISEC Global 2023, Seamless Middle East & Saudi Arabia, GITEX GLOBAL, and Dubai Air Show.

Our experts were excited to discuss with industry leaders how to elevate quality of eHealth IT solutions, cutting-edge technologies, eCommerce and banking software, and aviation products while enhancing their security level.

We have attended conferences in different parts of North America: in Los Angeles — TECHSPO Los Angeles 2023, NAB Show, MWC Las Vegas 2023, and Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. In Denver, we have visited CEDIA Expo 2023 and SC23. Other exhibitions on this continent include Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Digital Transformation Week in Santa Clara, Collision 2023 in Toronto, Open Source in Finance Forum 2023 in New York, and The IT Nation in Orlando.

Our specialists established valuable networks, dived into top-notch innovations across a variety of industries, including gaming, media and entertainment, BFSI, and emphasized the importance of QA for releasing high-end software at speed without compromising quality.

That’s not all: we have been to European events — MWC Barcelona 2023, eCommerce Expo 2023, SiGMA World Europe Malta, and Digital Transformation Week Global 2023. With our unwavering mission of showing IT reps how QA helps accelerate IT product launches, boost business growth, mitigate risks, and stay ahead of the market competition.

Receiving international acknowledgement 

Through unwavering dedication to excellence, we garnered global acclaim from an array of esteemed and independent experts in 2023. These accolades validate our position as a trusted QA partner and reinforce our pledge to maintain a robust standing in the global software testing market.

By consistently earning recognition and securing positions in top industry lists, we strive to instill confidence in our clients and help them deliver high-quality IT solutions to end users.

Here’s a snapshot of this year’s achievements:

• The experts of Industry Eagles Awards 2023 acknowledged a1qa a Silver Award Winner in the IT Project of the Year category.
• Clutch bestowed a winner status upon a1qa in the Penetration Testing and Software Testing nominations.
• Everest Group, a global research firm that provides businesses with strategic insights, named a1qa a Major Contender and listed in the Next-Generation Quality Engineering Services and Quality Engineering Specialist Services PEAK Matrix® Assessments 2023.
• For the fourth consecutive year, the judging panel of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals placed a1qa on the 2023 Global Outsourcing 100 and the GO 100 sub-list in the Information/Communications Technology area.
• Gartner — an IT analysis and consulting organization delivering objective data for executives — recognized a1qa as a Pure-Play Testing Service Provider in the Market Guide for Application Testing Services.
• The North American Software Testing Awards named a1qa a triple finalist in the following categories: Best Test Automation Project – Functional, Testing Team of the Year, and Leading Supplier of Products and Services.
• GoodFirms’ judges included a1qa in several reputable lists: Top Automation Testing Companies, Top Application Security Testing Companies, Top Performance Testing Companies, Top Software Testing Companies, and Top Software Testing Companies in the USA.
• Software Testing News positioned a1qa in the annual Leading Software Testing Providers rating.
• SuperbCompanies acknowledged a1qa in the 2023 Top Software Testing Companies list.

As we reflect on the accomplishments of the past year, we’d like to express our deepest gratitude to our dedicated colleagues for their hard work and our valued clients and partners for their trust and collaboration.

We wish everyone a joyful Holiday Season and a New Year filled with success and prosperity!

With heartfelt appreciation and warmest regards,
The a1qa team 💜