In this blog post, we will explore managing infrastructure with Terraform and GitHub actions. Terraform has become the standard nowadays in managing Infrastructure as Code, while GitHub Actions is a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platform integrated into GitHub. Let’s see how we can combine them to orchestrate our infrastructure…

This blog post showcases some books to advance your career to the next level. We will look into books relevant to DevOps, Site Reliability, and Cloud Engineers & Architects around technical, business, personal growth, and other topics. …

Ansible is one of the most used open-source software tools for configuration management, software provisioning, and application deployment of cloud or on-premises environments. This article will look into best practices for setting up Ansible projects and suggest approaches to deal with Ansible’s internals effectively. If you are new to Ansible…

This blog post will look into two Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation tools, Atlantis and Terraform Cloud/Enterprise and analyze their similarities and differences. Atlantis allows users to orchestrate Terraform automation through pull requests by using comments, and it’s a great tool suited for small-scale projects and casual usage. Terraform Cloud…

Terraform provides a well-defined and concise way to deploy infrastructure resources and changes. The typical workflow involves manual steps and checks that aren’t easily scalable and depend on human intervention to complete successfully. This article will look into different approaches to automating infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and the pros and…

This article will compare two of the most dominant tools in the cloud infrastructure space, Terraform and Kubernetes. These two tools share some similarities but are built to serve different purposes. Terraform is a tool focused on infrastructure provisioning and operates in the Infrastructure as code space. Kubernetes focuses on…

This article delves into Ansible modules, one of the core building blocks of Ansible. In this blog post, we will examine the purpose and usage of modules, along with information on how to build them and best practices. If you are interested in other Ansible concepts, these Ansible tutorials posted…

Utilizing DevOps practices to maximize speed and value creation has been a hot topic in the software industry for the past decade. We have embraced these practices and changed how we work and think about development, operations, project management, code quality, observability, and continuous feedback. As organizations started applying these…

Securely accessing cloud resources is one of the most critical requirements for IT teams. To achieve this, cloud administrators leverage web services that assist with managing access to cloud environments. In this article, we will explore the AWS IAM service, and more specifically, we will look into IAM policies, learn…