Terraform

Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code tool that lets teams define cloud and on-premises resources in declarative configuration files. It then plans and applies the changes needed to make reality match.

Related Terms

  • Cloud Architect

    A cloud architect designs how an organisation's systems run on cloud platforms, choosing services, network layout, security controls and cost structures. Businesses bring one in before a migration or when cloud sprawl and spend become hard to control.

  • GitOps

    GitOps is an operating model in which the desired state of infrastructure and applications is stored in Git. Automated agents continuously reconcile live environments to match it.

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of describing servers, networks and cloud services in version-controlled files. Environments are then created and changed by running that code rather than by clicking through a console.

  • Multi-Cloud

    Multi-cloud is a strategy of using services from two or more public cloud providers within one organisation. It is chosen for resilience, specific capabilities, regulatory reasons or bargaining power.

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