Infrastructure as a Code is a term used to describe the process of managing and provisioning different structural objects such as applications or complete infrastructures in a most systematic way. Instead of running hundreds if not thousands manual configuration files to cover each individual component of the application or infrastructure, IaC allows us to run a single resource definition script to implement a necessary changes and deploy one, hundred or even thousands correlated resources with one click.
Although both Ansible and Terraform fall into IaC toolset and there is an overlap between the two in ters of capabilities, there is a fundamental difference between the two - at least from the DevOps prospective. Terraform is extremely good in provisioning, updating or improving the infrastructure which could be based on OpenStack, AWS orKubernetes. As long as a particular platform API is exposed through the logical abstraction called provider, Terraform will be able work with that infrastructure. On the other hand, Ansible is mainly a configuration tool that is used to configure and deploy the applications on already provision infrastructure.
At Kortes, we can offer our customers to streamline the business operations by transitioning their infrastructure into the relevant automation code. Seeing the infrastructure as a set of resources and not as a technological maze could help businesses to maximise their operations and alleviate the problem of operating expenses. Below are the most obvious benefits of using IaC:
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Automation
IaC allows for a one click configuration of the complete infrastructure regardless of its size.Infrastructure as code automate the process of provisioning and managing infrastructure, reducing the need for manual configuration and increasing efficiency.
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Scalability
Automation makes it easy to scale infrastructure up or down, whether that means adding new servers, storage, or networking resources, or removing them when they're no longer needed.
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Version Control
IAC tools allow for the infrastructure to be managed as code, which means that it can be stored in a version control system, such as Git. This enables teams to collaborate more easily, roll back changes, and track changes over time.
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Reproducibility
With IAC tools, it is easy to create and recreate an infrastructure, this is useful for testing, development, and disaster recovery purposes, with the same set of instructions, making it easier to reproduce the infrastructure in different environments, such as development, staging, and production.