Course Outline
Advanced Module Development
- Objective: Design complex, highly reusable modules.
- Advanced module composition techniques.
- Managing module versions and dependencies.
- Testing module functionality.
Managing Infrastructure at Scale
- Objective: Scale Terraform to administer extensive infrastructure.
- Strategies for overseeing large Terraform deployments.
- Using workspaces and managing state at scale.
- Enhancing performance through parallelism and targeted resource application.
Terraform Automation with CI/CD
- Objective: Automate Terraform workflows within a CI/CD pipeline.
- Integrating Terraform with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
- Automating infrastructure deployment via pipelines.
Testing and Validating Terraform Code
- Objective: Ensure high-quality infrastructure code through rigorous testing.
- Writing automated tests for infrastructure components.
- Introduction to integration testing.
Terraform with External Providers and APIs
- Objective: Extend Terraform's capabilities by interacting with external APIs.
- Utilizing the null provider for custom integrations.
- Developing custom Terraform providers.
- Connecting with external APIs and services.
Implementing Infrastructure Policy as Code
- Objective: Enforce infrastructure best practices using policy enforcement.
- Writing and enforcing policies within Terraform.
- Implementing policy-driven workflows.
Optimising Terraform Performance
- Objective: Fine-tune Terraform for efficient, large-scale deployments.
- Optimizing the use of state files, resources, and data sources.
- Managing drift detection and tuning performance.
Debugging and Troubleshooting Terraform
- Objective: Master techniques to identify and resolve issues in Terraform configurations.
- Addressing common Terraform issues and their solutions.
- Debugging problems related to state, planning, and application.
Advanced Security Practices
- Objective: Implement robust security measures.
- Managing security groups, firewall rules, and least-privilege access.
- Encrypting Terraform state files.
- Auditing and logging Terraform deployments.
Hands-on Lab: Deploy an End-to-End Secure and Automated Cloud Infrastructure
- Objective: Apply advanced techniques to deploy a fully automated, secure infrastructure.
- Incorporating advanced modules, policies, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Implementing multi-cloud architecture.
- Enforcing infrastructure policies.
Course Wrap-Up and Final Q&A
- Objective: Summarise key takeaways and provide future learning directions.
- Final review of advanced concepts.
Requirements
Completion of the Terraform Intermediate Course or equivalent professional experience.
Cloud Provider Account - Please indicate your preferred platform when booking.
Testimonials (7)
The practical examples and going above and beyond with them.
Anamaria-Daniela Sprinceana
Course - Terraform : Advanced
hands-on exercises
Gabriel Rusu
Course - Terraform : Advanced
Practical examples with real-life applications.
Lucian Popescu
Course - Terraform : Advanced
The effort that the trainer put in preparing the materials.
Catalin Opris
Course - Terraform : Advanced
Hands-on exercises and clear explanations
Bianca
Course - Terraform : Advanced
The fact that beside the Terraform course, the trainer has provided few other tips on other technologies. Liked the examples and the very well prepared materials.
Andrei
Course - Terraform : Advanced
The trainer - open to questions and well prepared.
