The Path to Modern Infrastructure Automation: Revisited
summary
CDK for Terraform is now GA allowing TypeScript/Python/Java/C# to use the full Terraform ecosystem; Terraform 1.3 adds optional object types and a moved block for safe refactors; Pandora (open source) generates provider SDKs from Azure specs; plugin framework reaches v1.0; workload identity uses OIDC and Vault to avoid static secrets; ServiceNow integration is beta; run tasks support pre-plan and pre-apply hooks; drift detection is GA across thousands of workspaces and continuous validation is in public beta.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:52Developer Experience
- 1:20CDK for Terraform
- 2:10Terraform 133
- 4:10Terraform Ecosystem
- 5:00Pandora
- 6:30PlugIn Framework
- 7:35Workflow Identity
- 9:20ServiceNow
- 10:05Governance
- 11:35Open Policy Agent
- 12:50Run Tasks
- 15:55Check and Detect
- 16:38PrePost Conditions
- 17:30Continuous Validation
- 19:00Condition Violation
- 19:43Recap
- 23:10Day 2 Operations Issues
- 23:35Cloud Security Issues
- 24:00Cloud Cost Optimization
- 24:28Scaling Infrastructure
- 26:20Enabling App Developers
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