Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

What is Infrastructure as Code?

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of managing and provisioning cloud infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files, rather than manual processes, allowing infrastructure to be treated like software code.

Popular IaC Tools

Popular IaC tools include Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Resource Manager templates, which allow teams to define infrastructure declaratively and version it alongside application code.

Benefits of IaC

IaC enables consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployments, reduces manual configuration errors, and makes it easy to track changes, roll back deployments, and scale infrastructure across multiple environments.