Terraform
Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool that is used to build, modify, and manage cloud infrastructure securely and efficiently. It enables developers and administrators to define and manage infrastructural resources as code using a declarative configuration language. Terragrunt is a tool built on top of Terraform that provides additional functionality for managing Terraform configurations in a scalable and organized way.
Benefits of
Terraform
- Infrastructure as code: Terraform and Terragrunt enable teams to define and manage infrastructure as code, allowing them to benefit from reusable configuration, version control, and consistency in infrastructure deployment.
- Scalability and modularity: Terraform and Terragrunt support the use of modules, allowing teams to organize and reuse infrastructural resources modularly, making them easy to scale and maintain.
- Cloud agnosticity: Terraform supports a variety of cloud providers and on-premises environments, allowing teams to use the same toolset to manage infrastructure regardless of the cloud provider they use.
Disadvantages of
Terraform
- Steep learning curve: Learning how to use Terraform and Terragrunt can be a challenge for new users and teams who are unfamiliar with infrastructure such as code and the HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language) configuration language.
- Management Complexity: As infrastructure complexity grows, managing Terraform configurations with Terragrunt and dealing with advanced use cases such as shared state and locking can become more complex and require more expertise.
Scorecard
Terraform
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