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DESCRIPTION:Modern CI/CD pipelines promise speed and parallelism\, yet test
 ing often remains linear. Many teams rely on one large end to end flow or 
 chained test cases where each step depends on the previous. This creates a
  scalability ceiling: no true parallel execution\, and one early failure b
 locks all downstream validation.\n\nThe constraint is not tooling but stat
 e management. Parallel tests require the ability to start from any require
 d business state without replaying earlier steps.\n\nTwo strategies enable
  this shift. Environment virtualization uses snapshots and layered storage
  to restore systems instantly into predefined states. State aware provisio
 ning pre creates or duplicates entities across lifecycle stages so tests c
 an begin directly from meaningful states.\n\nTreating system state as a fi
 rst class concern decouples tests\, isolates failures\, reduces feedback t
 ime\, and turns testing into a scalability enabler.
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LOCATION:D0206 (capacity 154)
SUMMARY:Beyond the Linear Trap: Scaling CI/CD with State-on-Demand - Václa
 v Brož
URL:https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2026/talk/BFG3RF/
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