Technology

Terraform

Terraform is the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool for safely provisioning, changing, and versioning multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises resources using declarative HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL).

Terraform, a HashiCorp IaC solution, standardizes infrastructure provisioning across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. It uses the declarative HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) to define resources: compute, networking, and high-level SaaS features. The core workflow is simple: Write, Plan, and Apply. The `terraform plan` command generates a detailed execution plan, showing exactly what changes will occur before you commit. This process, coupled with a state file (your environment's source of truth), ensures predictable, safe, and efficient infrastructure management at scale, eliminating configuration drift and enabling parallel resource creation.