InSpec, or How to translate compliance spreadsheets into code

Michael Goetz - Monday, February 1, 15:40-16:20 - B3.019

InSpec allows you to examine any node with controls that can written in simple form and then executed in an automated fashion as part of your software development process. We'll talk about the basic concepts of InSpec, how to write controls and how to use the reported output to take your compliance spreadsheets into a automated development world.

Validation Driven Change

Michael Goetz - Tuesday, February 2, 14:00-14:40 - B.CON

Test-driven development, Test-driven infrastructure, compliance, audit, Quality Assurance. There is a single thread that ties these together - validation of change. As we move toward a more unified development process, let's take a look at the similarities among these concepts. What happens to our understanding of quality if we combine and share efforts by looking at the entire process through the lense of validation driven change.

About Michael Goetz

Michael is the Solutions Engineering Manager for Chef's Solution Engineering team, where he helps customers with distributed teams work safely and quickly with Chef to manage their infrastructure. He has several years of automation, systems and configuration management experience across many different types of businesses. An avid woodworker, Michael loves to spend time crafting furniture when he's not helping others solve their technical problems.