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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Terraform

  • Defining Terraform: Overview and core functionality
  • Advantages of adopting Terraform
  • Essential concepts and terminology
  • Comparison of Terraform with other infrastructure as code tools

Environment Setup

  • Installation of Terraform
  • Configuring Visual Studio Code for Terraform development
  • Creation and configuration of Azure accounts

Initial Steps with Terraform on Azure

  • Configuring the AzureRM provider
  • Authentication processes for Azure
  • Authoring your first Terraform configuration
  • Deploying a foundational Azure resource

Terraform State Management

  • Concepts of Terraform state
  • Implementing remote state management using Azure storage
  • Ensuring state locking and data consistency

Infrastructure Construction with Terraform

  • Creation and management of Azure Virtual Machines
  • Configuration of Azure Networking (VNet, Subnets, NSGs)
  • Deployment of Azure storage accounts
  • Configuration of Azure SQL Databases

Advanced Terraform Capabilities

  • Utilization of Terraform modules for reusability
  • Application of data sources and output variables
  • Working with Terraform expressions and functions
  • Managing dependencies within Terraform projects

Continuous Integration and Deployment

  • Overview of Azure DevOps
  • Establishing a CI/CD pipeline for Terraform
  • Automating Terraform deployments via Azure DevOps
  • Integration of GitHub Actions for continuous delivery

Managing Secrets and Sensitive Data

  • Secrets management using Azure Key Vault
  • Integration of Key Vault with Terraform
  • Best practices for secure secret management

Infrastructure Monitoring and Scaling

  • Configuration of Azure monitoring and alerts
  • Scaling Azure resources through Terraform
  • Implementation of auto-scaling groups

Troubleshooting and Best Practices

  • Debugging techniques for Terraform configurations
  • Resolution of common errors and issues
  • Key Terraform best practices and recommendations

Summary and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of cloud computing concepts
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Azure services and the management portal
  • Basic familiarity with scripting or programming languages

Target Audience

  • Cloud Engineers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • IT Professionals
  • System Administrators

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