infrastructure-testing

Automate infrastructure testing by integrating static analysis, plan validation, and policy compliance checks directly into your CI pipeline to validate Terraform and Bicep code before deployment. This ensures code quality and prevents unexpected resource destruction.

The best way to validate Bicep ARM templates is by performing what-if operations to preview changes and verify template configurations. This process catches deployment issues early without applying actual changes to your Azure environment.

Run policy compliance and security scans on Terraform code using tools like checkov and terraform-compliance. These tools perform static analysis to detect misconfigurations and ensure your infrastructure meets assigned security policies.

Yes, you need the Azure SDK installed along with Terraform and Bicep to test infrastructure. These dependencies are required to execute plan validations, deploy test environments, and run smoke tests effectively.

Yes, the Terraform Test Framework allows you to write HCL-based tests that automatically deploy, validate, and destroy resources. This ensures your infrastructure configurations work correctly without leaving behind test environments.

Smoke tests run immediately after an Azure infrastructure deployment to verify system health and availability. They validate that deployed resources are functioning correctly before you proceed with canary deployments or full traffic routing.