Infrastructure-as-Code refers to the practice of defining and provisioning cloud resources using code and automation scripts, thus eliminating the need for manual configurations. With frameworks like AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit), AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM), Pulumi, and Terraform, users can specify their desired infrastructure state in code, enabling rapid and consistent deployment of resources.However, as with any code, IaC scripts require thorough testing to ensure their correctness and proper functionality. Traditional cloud environments for testing can be expensive, slow, and error-prone due to complexities in provisioning and configuration. With LocalStack, you can leverage a local emulation of various cloud services, such as S3, DynamoDB, EKS, and more!LocalStack simulates these cloud services on a developer's machine, allowing for comprehensive and efficient testing of IaC scripts before deployment to actual cloud environments. In this video, we explain how you can use LocalStack to be more efficient and cost-effective at testing these major IaC frameworks:• Terraform• Pulumi• Cloud Development Kit• CloudFormation• Serverless Application ModelAs organizations will continue to embrace IaC, cloud emulation framework like LocalStack will play an increasingly vital role in ensuring the quality and robustness of cloud infrastructure implementations.

Testing in the cloud = slow builds, fragile staging, surprise bills.Let’s talk about how developers are flipping the script and using local cloud environments to test smarter, faster, and cheaper without breaking production.Bonus: You’ll learn how LocalStack lets you simulate AWS on your machine. Game changer.

Why wait for the cloud to test your app? In this episode, we’ll write and run an integration test to validate our LocalStack app. You’ll learn how to upload a file, trigger the Lambda-SQS-DynamoDB flow, and assert the results all locally.

Want to modernize your CI/CD workflows? 🚀 In this session, Jason McCallister introduces Dagger, the open-source programmable CI/CD engine that’s redefining how we build, test, and ship software.You'll learn:- What makes Dagger different from traditional CI/CD tools- How to write pipelines as code and run them locally- How to compose reusable, testable pipeline components- Real-world examples of solving CI headaches with Dagger- Integration tips with Docker, Kubernetes, and beyondWhether you’re a DevOps pro, platform engineer, or just tired of brittle YAML, this talk will show you how Dagger helps you ship faster and smarter.