HashiCorp Terraform: count vs. for_each vs. Dynamic Blocks
You know that moment when a Terraform plan looks perfectly reasonable right up until it wants to replace half your infrastructure? It usually starts innocently.…
HashiCorp Terraform
HashiCorp Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool to help you more reliably deploy and manage infrastructure deployments across one or more clouds, or even on-premise. As with all IaC tools, Terraform allows you to write code that is used to build, change, and version your infrastructure deployments in a reliable and efficient manner.
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Terraform: Easier Azure Region Pairing and Governance with the Build5Nines Region Map Module
Managing Azure regions in Terraform sounds simple at first. You define a location variable, pass in something like eastus, and move on. That works fine for a small…
Stop Hard-Coding “Local IP” in Terraform: Lock Down Firewalls Dynamically
You’ve probably done it: you’re rushing to validate a change, you need temporary SSH or RDP access, and you paste your current public IP into…
Implementing Azure Naming Conventions at Scale with Terraform and Build5Nines/naming/azure (AzureRM + Region Pairs)
Microsoft Azure resource naming conventions are one of those “small” DevOps and cloud infrastructure management disciplines that quietly determine whether your cloud estate stays governable…
Terraform + Azure Multi-Region Naming Convention across Azure Regions, Resources, and Terraform Modules
Imagine this: your application goes down in a major Azure region outage. DNS traffic shifts to the secondary region as designed. Terraform kicks off to…
How To Automate Azure Naming Conventions with the Build5Nines/naming/azure Terraform Module
Naming resources in Azure shouldn’t feel like deciphering ancient hieroglyphics. Yet, without a solid standard, names can quickly become inconsistent, confusing, and downright chaotic. The…
Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices
When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything in the subscription. An unencrypted or publicly exposed .tfstate isn’t…
Software Innovation: HashiCorp Terraform Revolutionized Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
In the current cloud-first world, where agility, automation, and scalability are required, there are few tools that have left as profound a mark on infrastructure…
Applying Terraform Changes to Specific Resources using the -target Argument
Managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform is as common as CI/CD pipelines and incident response playbooks. However, there are moments when you don’t want…
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…
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…
Configure Azure Developer CLI (azd) for HashiCorp Terraform Infrastructure Deployment
The Azure Developer CLI (azd) is a powerful tool for accelerating application deployment to Microsoft Azure. While azd defaults to Azure Bicep for Infrastructure as…
Terraform: Get User Principal Name (UPN) of User Running Deployment without Entra ID Read Permissions
I has a scenario where I needed to configure an Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server to use Entra ID (Azure AD) authentication and add the Entra…
Benefits of Code-First Infrastructure Deployments with HashiCorp Terraform and Azure Bicep
Whether you’re a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Cloud Engineer, or IT Admin, you will be required to spin up, configure, and manage all sorts of…
Terraform Functions and Expressions Explained
Functions in HashiCorp Terraform are integral to making your configurations flexible, efficient, and maintainable. They are pre-defined operations that can be used within expressions to…
Terraform vs OpenTofu: What’s the difference?
What’s the difference between HashiCorp’s Terraform and OpenTofu? This is a tale that starts with HashiCorp first developing Terraform, the popular open source, multi-cloud, Infrastructure…
Using the Terraform ‘merge’ Function
One of the core strengths of Terraform is its rich set of built-in functions, which empower users to create flexible and reusable configurations. Among these…
What is Azure Private Link and How to Deploy with Terraform
Azure Private Link offers several benefits, including enhanced security, simplified network architecture, and improved performance. It supports various Azure services like Azure Storage and Azure…
What is The HashiCorp Infrastructure Cloud?
The cloud is the standard for hosting applications and workloads. However, only a small percentage of organizations realize the full benefits such as cost reduction,…
Terraform IP Functions for Managing IP Addresses, CIDR Blocks, and Subnets
Terraform provides functions to manage and manipulate IP addresses and CIDR blocks. These functions are crucial for network automation and orchestration in cloud environments, enabling…