Practical Path to Infrastructure as Code at Scale | Sean O'Dell

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Explore the practicalities of Infrastructure as Code at scale, from overcoming common challenges to the future of IaC with Kubernetes, serverless computing, and cloud-native applications.

Key takeaways

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a good thing, but it’s not a silver bullet for all infrastructure management challenges.
AWS CloudFormation templates and Jenkins were not designed for infrastructure management, but Terraform was.
Terraform has limitations, such as lack of visibility and lack of support for multiple infrastructure providers.
Atlantis and TerraGrunt provide capabilities to improve IaC, but they don’t solve all the problems.
IaC is not just about infrastructure, it’s about the entire lifecycle of the application, including development, testing, and deployment.
The teams and silos issue is a common challenge in IaC, and it’s hard to overcome.
Open-source solutions like Terraform, Pulumi, and Ansible provide flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
The importance of security in IaC cannot be overstated, and it’s essential to have a robust security strategy in place.
The presentation of IaC to a non-technical audience can be challenging, but it’s essential to keep it simple and focused on the benefits.
The future of IaC is exciting, with advancements in areas like Kubernetes, serverless computing, and cloud-native applications.
The importance of empathy and understanding in the IaC space cannot be overstated.

Practical Path to Infrastructure as Code at Scale | Sean O'Dell

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