Terraform Init Command Overview
HashiCorp Terraform is a powerful Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool for managing resources both in the cloud and on-premises. The first command that you run…
DevOps
DevOps is a set of practices and cultural philosophies that integrate software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to enhance an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services more efficiently and reliably. By promoting collaboration, communication, and automation, DevOps aims to shorten the development lifecycle, improve deployment frequency, and ensure high quality in software releases. Key components of DevOps include continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), monitoring, and feedback loops. This approach fosters a collaborative environment where development and operations teams work together seamlessly to innovate rapidly, respond to market changes, and provide robust, scalable, and secure software solutions.
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The Power of DevOps in Software Development
The buzz around DevOps has been steadily increasing, and for good reason. It’s a collaborative approach to software development that merges the efforts of developers…
Terraform Configuration: Overview of HCL Syntax
HashiCorp Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that enables organizations to manage, version, and automate the provisioning of their infrastructure. The purpose…
Top 12 Most In-demand IT Jobs (DevOps, SRE, and More)
Figuring out a career path in IT (or the technology industry) can be confusing. Right now, the DevOps Engineer and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) jobs…
Get Started with Terraform on Azure
One of the technologies that has come around through the DevOps movement of increased communication and cooperation between the Development and Operations teams has been Infrastructure as Code (IaC). These are technologies that DevOps Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) have been adopting to build the latest technique of infrastructure automation in the cloud. Microsoft Azure natively supports ARM Templates for implementing IaC, but that's an Azure specific technology.
Terraform: Deploy to Multiple AWS Accounts in Single Project
Generally, when using HashiCorp Terraform to deploy and manage Amazon AWS resources, the Terraform project will be working with AWS resources in only a single…
Terraform: Code Project Organization Strategies (based on team, workload, or monolithic)
It’s easy to get started writing HashiCorp Terraform code to deploy and manage the infrastructure as code (IaC) for a single project, or even the…
Terraform: Import Existing Azure Resource Group
If you find yourself with an existing Azure Resource Group that you need to import into a Terraform project, you can use the terraform import…
Best Practices: 7 Key Benefits of Automated Infrastructure Deployment
The automation of infrastructure deployments through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools has become a standard best practice in the industry. The easy…
Azure Bicep: If/Else Conditional Resource and Module Deployment
Azure Bicep has an inline If/Else conditional expression that can be used to conditionally provision an Azure Resource or even a full Azure Bicep Module.…
Comparison: Terraform vs Azure Bicep
HashiCorp Terraform and Azure Bicep are both declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for provisioning and managing infrastructure in the Microsoft Azure cloud. While they…
Terraform: Destroy Infrastructure
There are reasons when specific infrastructure is no longer needed. When that infrastructure is managed trough HashiCorp Terraform, the terraform destroy command can be used…
What is a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)?
A Site Reliability Engineer, or SRE, is an engineering discipline that focuses on the availability, performance, and reliability of systems and services. SREs are responsible…
How to become a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
To be a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), it is helpful to have a strong background as either an IT Pro or Developer. Knowledge of programming…
Install Terraform on Windows for use in Command Prompt and PowerShell
Terraform from HashiCorp is provided as a command-line tool that must first be installed before it can be used. It’s provided as a single executable…
Future Benefits of using AI as a Site Reliability Engineer with insight from ChatGPT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to greatly assist Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), or even DevOps Engineers, in a number of ways. Some potential applications…
Terraform: Import Existing Azure Resources into State (.tfstate)
The way HashiCorp Terraform keeps track of resources that are managed via the Terraform code is through the use the Terraform State (.tfstate) file. This…
Terraform: Organize Locals / Local Values
Terraform local values (aka locals) enable the creation of expressions or values that can be easily referenced within the Terraform project or Terraform module. Using…
Azure Bicep: Deploy Azure Bastion into Virtual Network
Azure Bastion is the more secure way to enable Remote Desktop (RDP) support for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Basically, an Azure Bastion host gets deployed…
Terraform: Dependency Lock File (.terraform.lock.hcl)
Every Terraform project has external dependencies on code that does not exist within the project itself. These external dependencies rely on Terraform Providers and Modules…