Specs
Overview
As enterprises seek to deploy and maintain increasingly complex Azure cloud infrastructure, there is a necessity to use "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) tools, like Terraform. An open-source, state management tool developed by HashiCorp, Terraform allows developers to use a common coding interface to work through their various clouds safely and efficiently. Attendees will leave being able to write and understand Terraform code (HCL), have a clear understanding of Terraform's various components and supporting tools, as well as when to reach for Terraform over another IaC tool, such as Ansible.
Objectives
Writing Terraform HCL code for managing Azure
Deploying into Azure
Where Terraform fits in the Enterprise CI/CD model
Differences between Terraform and Ansible
Best practices
Prepare for HashiCorp's Terraform Associate Certification
AI LLM prompt engineering for Terraform snippets and jumpstarting solutions