Treat Your Network Hardware Like the Cloud with Terraform

In this 59-minute HashiCorp Ambassador Thought Leadership Series video, explore how to manage physical network hardware using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles. Join Michael Aldridge and J. Cole Morrison as they demonstrate extending cloud workflows to physical infrastructure. Learn essential terminology for cloud engineers working with physical hardware, discover architectural approaches for modeling networks with Terraform, and understand the responsibilities and risks of automating physical infrastructure. The presentation covers practical implementation strategies, permission handling, safety considerations, and change management techniques. Perfect for engineers and decision-makers looking to unify their infrastructure management approach with a single interface for all systems. Includes references to additional resources like the "Nomad from bare metal up with Terraform" project and its source code on GitHub.

Syllabus

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:20 - Guest Introduction: Michael Aldridge
0:02:30 - Topic Summary: Treat Your Hardware like the Cloud with Terraform
0:05:00 - What can cloud focused engineers and decision makers get from this?
0:07:25 - Subtopic #1: Terminology and Context of Physical Infrastructure for Cloud engineers
0:24:48 - Subtopic #2: Architecturally Modelling a Network with Terraform
0:45:30 - Subtopic #3: Responsibility and Risk of Physical Infrastructure Automation
0:55:10 - Big Takeaway: On interface to interact with all systems
0:56:40 - More Resources and Closing