We take a look at the current state of Infrastructure testing, by reviewing how Application Automation testing has evolved over time. Presented by Steve Mactaggart (@stevemac) at LastConf 2018 - Melbourne Australia

2. Test Driven
Infrastructure
Steve Mactaggart
@stevemac
Application Delivery Evangineer

3. A long, long time ago -
in a classroom really close to here Photo by Ken Lawrence on Unsplash

4. Meanwhile - In the real world
Photo by Christine Roy on Unsplash

5. Automation != testing
Photo by Chester Alvarez on Unsplash

6. There must be a better way?
Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

7. Pair - Share - Learn
Photo by Štefan Štefančík on Unsplash

8. Why do we test?
Why do we automated testing?
Photo by Emily Morter on Unsplash

9. What do
we test?
Photo by Photos by Lanty on Unsplash

10. But what about Infrastructure testing?
Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

11. Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash
An Idea!

12. Simon Wardley
https://www.slideshare.net/swardley/an-introduction-to-wardley-maps
Wardley Mapping - FTW!
Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash

13. Attributes at each stage
Evolution
Genesis Custom Built Product
(+ rental)
Commodity
(+ utility)

14. Application testing tools
Evolution
Genesis Custom Built Product
(+ rental)
Commodity
(+ utility)
Unit Test
Frameworks
Contract
Test tools
BDD
Frameworks
Performance
tools

15. Everything evolves Photo by Tracy Thomas on Unsplash

16. Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash
But what if it’s NOT
About the tools?

17. Application testing practices
Evolution
Genesis Custom Built Product
(+ rental)
Commodity
(+ utility)
Automated
Unit Testing
Automated
Functional Regression
Automated Integration Testing
Automated
Performance Testing

18. Infrastructure testing practices
Evolution
Genesis Custom Built Product
(+ rental)
Commodity
(+ utility)
Automated
Unit Testing
Automated
Functional Regression
Automated
Integration Testing
Automated
Performance Testing

19. Infrastructure testing practices
Evolution
Genesis Custom Built Product
(+ rental)
Commodity
(+ utility)
Automated
Unit Testing
Automated
Functional Regression
Automated
Integration Testing
InSpec
Automated
Performance Testing

20. Why is this all
important?
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

21. Everything evolves
Evolution
Genesis Custom Built Product
(+ rental)
Commodity
(+ utility)
Opportunity
Automated
Unit Testing
Automated
Functional Regression
Automated
Integration Testing
Automated
Performance Testing

22. What is the opportunity?
1. The big problems haven’t been solved yet
a. Get on board now
b. First mover advantage
c. Product / Business opportunity
2. Constantly evaluate the market
a. Be on the lookout for developments
3. Experiment and assess value
a. See what works for you

23. What should we be testing?
● CloudFormation
● CI/CD pipelines
● Makefiles
● Automation utilities
● Server provisioning scripts
● Server configuration scripts

24. What should we be testing?
● CloudFormation
● CI/CD pipelines
● Makefiles
● Automation utilities
● Server provisioning scripts
● Server configuration scripts
If it’s CODE, we should be testing it.

25. Not
all tools
have been built
yet

26. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Current state of play
- Let’s take a
look at InSpec

27. Test Driven
Infrastructure
Steve Mactaggart
@stevemac
LastConf - 2018