Terraform Lookup Function – Usage and Examples
The Terraform lookup() function provides a powerful feature that can be used to implement more flexible and easily configurable infrastructure configurations. The lookup() function is…
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PowerShell: Automate Terraform Install on Windows
While HashiCorp Terraform is a single executable, it’s really useful to install it on the local machine so the terraform.exe executable can be run from…
Terraform: Get Azure Subscription Reference
When working with Terraform on Azure to manage resources, there are times when it’s necessary to get a reference to an Azure Subscription. This could…
Terraform: Split main.tf into seperate files
When using HashiCorp Terraform as the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool of choice, it becomes critical to organize the Terraform code as the Terraform project…
Terraform: String Functions and Interpolation Explained
Various tasks working with strings in HashiCorp Terraform is the most common type of code written when writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates. String interpolation…
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…
Azure CLI: Suppress Output for Silent Commands / Quiet Mode
The Azure CLI is really great for writing imperative scripts for automating Microsoft Azure resource management. Generally, the command output is helpful in telling you…
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.…
What is the HashiCorp Ambassador Award?
HashiCorp, the company behind Terraform, Consul, and Vault, has a community recognition award they call “HashiCorp Ambassador.” This award is given to individuals who have…
Using AzAPI Terraform Provider Dynamic Properties Feature instead of jsonencode
The AzAPI Terraform provider for Microsoft Azure has introduced a feature known as dynamic properties. This feature simplifies resource definitions by enabling the use of…
Terraform: Conditional If Variable Does Not Exist (try function)
They try function in HashiCorp Terraform allows values to be read from a Data Source, input variables, or some other attribute while providing a default…
From Stuck to Senior: How Mentorship Accelerates Your Cloud, DevOps & AI Career
The journey from junior engineer to senior Cloud, DevOps or even AI professional can feel like climbing an ever-growing mountain. New tools. Shifting best practices.…
Terraform: Use for_each to deploy multiple resources
for_each in HashiCorp Terraform can be used to create more advanced Terraform configurations that are able to deploy multiple instances of a resource or module…
Python Scripting in the Azure Cloud Shell
Did you know the Azure Cloud Shell includes support for Python? You can write Python scripts, save then, upload, and run them directly within the…
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: Convert String to List (tolist, split functions)
HashiCorp Terraform is a powerful infrastructure-as-code tool that allows you to define and provision infrastructure resources using a declarative configuration language. When working with Terraform,…
Beginner’s Guide to Pulumi CI/CD Pipelines
I have worked with Terraform for a few years, from entirely open demo environments to customers with strict security and compliance requirements. I haven’t had…
IBM Acquisition of HashiCorp Completed: A New Era for Cloud Innovation
HashiCorp is now officially part of IBM following their completed acquisition which started almost a year ago. This marks a transformative milestone for the HashiCorp…
Terraform Best Practices for Writing Clean, Readable, and Maintainable Code
HashiCorp Terraform has become one of the most popular infrastructure as code (IaC) tools. Terraform allows you to define and manage your infrastructure deployments across…
PowerShell: Export Azure Resource Groups to ARM Templates
The latest release of Azure PowerShell includes the new “Export-AzureRMResourceGroup” cmdlet. This cmdlet allows you to specify the name of a Resource Group and it…