Infrastructure as Code
Use infrastructure as code to provision infrastructure. Codification enables version control and automation, reducing human error and increasing productivity.
Whitepaper
Unlocking the Cloud Operating Model: Provisioning
Cloud Infrastructure Automation
Infrastructure as code for provisioning, compliance, and management of any cloud, infrastructure, and service.
Terraform Editions
The shift to multi-cloud infrastructure.
The Challenge
Relies on static fleet of standardized infrastructure, provisioned for long periods of time, and dedicated to users.
»Traditional Approach
- Manual Provisioning
- Fixed set of resources
- Workflow requires ticketing & queues
The Solution
Heterogeneous infrastructure, frequently provisioned, short lived, and automated provisioning on-demand.
»Terraform Approach
- Infrastructure as Code
- Embrace diversity with providers
- Enable self-service infrastructure
Terraform's Use Cases
How Terraform Works
Enterprise
Terraform Enterprise provides collaboration, governance, and self-service workflows on top of the infrastructure as code provisioning from open source. Terraform Enterprise provides workspaces, modules, and other powerful constructs for teams working together to build infrastructure. Operators can package infrastructure as code into reusable modules enabling developers to quickly provision in a self-service fashion. Likewise, Policy as code and logging enable organizations to secure, govern, and audit their entire deployment.
- Collaborate on infrastructure as code
- Self-Service Infrastructure
- Policy and Governance
Open Source and Cloud
Terraform allows infrastructure to be expressed as code. The desired state is expressed in a simple human readable language. Terraform uses this language to provide an execution plan of changes, which can be reviewed for safety and then applied to make changes. Extensible providers allow Terraform to manage a broad range of resources, including hardware, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. Terraform Cloud provides free collaboration and automation features as well as paid Team and Governance upgrades.
- Infrastructure as code
- 160+ available providers
- Provision any infrastructure
Terraform Case Studies
Companies that trust Terraform
Terraform Principles
resource "digitalocean_droplet" "web" {
name = "tf-web"
size = "512mb"
image = "centos-5-8-x32"
region = "sfo1"
}
resource "dnsimple_record" "hello" {
domain = "example.com"
name = "test"
value = "${digitalocean_droplet.web.ipv4_address}"
type = "A"
}
Infrastructure as Code
Codification allows infrastructure changes to be automated, while keeping the definition human readable. Automated tooling allows operators to increase their productivity, move quicker, and reduce human error.
Workflows, not Technology
Terraform does not abstract the underlying providers, instead allowing users to leverage the differentiating features with a consistent workflow.
As new technologies emerge, they can be adopted without changing the provisioning workflow: plan to preview changes and apply to make changes to any infrastructure globally.
Open and Extensible
Terraform works with over 160 different providers for a broad set of common infrastructure. Provider SDK makes it simple to create new and custom providers.
Providers leverage infrastructure-specific APIs to preserve unique capabilities for each provider.
Related Resources
6/4/2021 | WebinarZero Trust Security Roadshow
5/7/2021 | DemoHashiCorp Deep Dive Demos from Ignite and KubeCon Europe
4/17/2021 | PresentationHow Remote Work is Driving the Need for Multi-Cloud DevSecOps: How to Build a Pipeline
4/15/2021 | PresentationHow Terraform and Behavior-Driven Development Help Shift Security Left
