Introduction to Terraform | Episode 53

As part of the WEI DevOps for SysOps workshop series, WEI DevOps Solutions Architect Daniel Perrinez introduces Terraform and its role in Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Designed for IT professionals managing infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments, this workshop explores how Terraform simplifies infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and management across AWS, Azure, and GCP.Listeners will gain a foundational understanding of Terraform's configuration language (HCL), CLI commands, state files, and modules. The episode also examines how Terraform Cloud (HCP) improves collaboration, auditability, and governance, and how teams can use Terraform to manage not just infrastructure, but SaaS app configurations such as GitLab and Terraform Cloud itself.Whether you're building multi-environment infrastructure, evaluating hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, or looking to bring application configurations under version control, this session gives you actionable insights to bring back to your organization.What You’ll Learn:The difference between Configuration as Code and Infrastructure as CodeKey Terraform components: CLI, modules, state management, workspacesHow to build infrastructure across multiple cloud providers using TerraformUsing Terraform for SaaS configuration (GitLab, Terraform Cloud, Vault)Why Terraform Cloud is ideal for collaborative, secure deploymentsIdeal for: IT executives, DevOps leads, system administrators, cloud architects, and anyone interested in automating infrastructure with code.For more information on WEI DevOps & Automation, visit our website.