Service virtualization offers several key benefits, including:

1. Faster Development & Testing – Developers and testers can simulate unavailable or costly services, accelerating the software development lifecycle.
2. Reduced Costs – Avoid expenses related to third-party services, mainframe access, or setting up complex test environments.
3. Improved Test Coverage – Simulating different scenarios, including rare edge cases, ensures more comprehensive testing.
4. Parallel Development – Teams can work independently by virtualizing dependencies, reducing bottlenecks in development.
5. Enhanced Performance Testing – Simulate high-load conditions without requiring access to production systems.
6. Better Collaboration – Developers, testers, and other stakeholders can work with consistent virtualized environments.
7. Increased Reliability – Applications become more resilient by testing against a variety of conditions before deployment.

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