Developing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Introduction

• Introduction

1. Say Hello to Terraform

• Part I: Introduction to infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Learning objectives
• Setting up your development environment
• Downloading the example code
• Applying your first Terraform

2. Introduce IaC

• Learning objectives
• Beginning with a look back: How did we get here?
• Deciding why you should use IaC
• Learning definitions
• Exploring approaches to IaC
• The software development lifecycle and IaC

3. Introduce Terraform

• Part II: Terraform basics
• Learning objectives
• Building your mental model: What is Terraform?
• Learning what Terraform is (what it is and is not)
• Demo: Learning about Terraform state
• Learning the Terraform features
• Discover if Terraform is multicloud
• Review: How did “Hello Terraform” work?

4. Learn HCL

• Learning objectives
• The basics: HCL structure
• Terraform providers
• Terraform data sources and resources
• Dependencies in Terraform
• About expressions in HCL
• Terraform variables and outputs
• Using for_each and count properties
• Resource lifecycle
• Refactoring features
• Provisioners

5. Learn Code Re-Use and Encapsulation with Terraform Modules

• Learning objectives
• Understanding Terraform modules
• Creating a module demo
• Distributing your modules

6. Understand IaC Maturity Model

• Part III: Using Terraform in production
• Learning objectives
• Exploring the phases of IaC adoption
• IaC maturity model and Terraform

7. Learn Terraform Providers: Hands-On Activities

• Learning objectives
• Introducing providers in Terraform
• Demo: Working with AWS
• Demo: Working with GCP
• Demo: Working with Azure
• Demo: Using other providers

8. Discover Continuous Integration and Deployment

• Learning objectives
• Terraform and version control systems (VCS)
• Set up HCP Terraform
• HCP Terraform module registry
• HCP Terraform workspaces

9. Review and Next Steps

• Learning objectives
• Reviewing what we have learned
• Understanding what’s next

Conclusion

• Summary