Global Azure Austria 2023

Why is the usage of 'Infrastructure as Code' essential, if you would like to adopt a cloud-native approach?
This talk is about explaining several benefits and why you need to automate your cloud infrastructure for enabling a modern way of developing and hosting software applications in the cloud.
This session contains a live demonstration of how fast a resource such as an Azure Kubernetes Cluster can be provisioned using a Terraform configuration.

Transcript

1. Patrick Koch
   AVL List GmbH (Headquarters) Public
   Benefits of using Infrastructure as Code
   for your Cloud-Native Approach
   

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2. Public
   Introduction
   

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   Who am I?
   @PK_Koch
   patkoch87
   patrickkoch.dev
   Graz
   DevOps Engineer
   Patrick
   Koch
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   Today’s Agenda
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   3
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   Brief overview about myself
   Introduction
   1
   What is Infrastructure as Code?
   …derived from a cloud migration journey
   The benefits
   Let‘s create a Kubernetes cluster
   Live demonstration
   5
   My derived key learnings
   Conclusion
   …and why I especially use Terraform
   

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   What is Infrastructure as
   Code?
   

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   Definition of Infrastructure as Code
   “Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
   is the managing and
   provisioning of infrastructure
   through code instead of
   through manual processes”
   https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/automation/what-is-
   infrastructure-as-code-iac
   Gif source: Azure Portal
   

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   Provision/Manage resources using a Terraform configuration
   ACR icon source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/
   

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   Provision/Manage resources using a Terraform configuration
   AKS icon source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/
   

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   Why Terraform?
   ▪ Multiple providers
   ▪ Provision and
   manage the
   resources using their
   APIs
   Screenshot: https://registry.terraform.io/browse/providers
   

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    Why Terraform?
    ▪ Tracking and observing the
    infrastructure
    State File
    Plan
    State File Picture source: Azure Portal
    

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    Why Terraform?
    ▪ Declarative configuration files
    ACR, AKS icon source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/
    

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    The benefits derived
    from a cloud migration
    journey
    

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13. Empower the developer
    • Developers are capable of provisioning the
    resources they need
    • Less dependency
    • Have fun with
    provisioning/destroying/changing the
    infrastructure
    AKS icon source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/icons/
    

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    Infrastructure can be version controlled
    • Version control the configurations → Git
    repository
    • Be able to reproduce specific versions of
    your infrastructure
    • Feel free to experiment
    Git icon source: https://git-scm.com/downloads/logos
    

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    Automation – Establish Pipelines
    Terraform Configurations Azure
    Azure DevOps Pipeline
    • Create Pipelines for conducting the
    Terraform commands
    • Controlled way of provisioning/destroying
    the resources
    • Everyone can trigger the pipeline
    

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    Automation – Establish Pipelines
    • Create Pipelines for conducting the
    Terraform commands
    • Controlled way of provisioning/destroying
    the resources
    • Everyone can trigger the pipeline
    Video source: Azure Portal
    

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    Decrease the costs
    • Provision when you need it, destroy it
    otherwise
    • Estimate costs upfront using dedicated
    tools
    

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    IaC as part of your product for the customer
    • Provide the customer the configurations
    • Reproduce the same environment for
    finding bugs
    Terraform icon: https://www.terraform.io/
    

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    Live demonstration
    

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    Conclusion
    Empower the developer
    Reproducible
    environments
    Increase automation Save costs
    

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    Thank you
    Change is the Essence of Innovation.
    

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