Enhancing cloud automation for DevOps Teams
The rapid growth of cloud technologies and infrastructure has created an ever-increasing demand for efficient management solutions. DevOps teams are at the forefront of this transformation, tasked with the continuous deployment, management, and scaling of infrastructure across complex, multicloud environments. Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform have become essential for streamlining the automation of infrastructure deployment. Today, we’re excited to introduce a new capability of CloudVerg Autonomi self-managed cloud connectivity platform: CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform Provider. This new integration offers unparalleled value to DevOps teams, enabling them to automate and manage resources across multiple clouds with greater efficiency, flexibility, and control.
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IaC and Terraform - DevOps essential
Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code tool that allows teams to create and manage resources using a simple declarative programming language. In a DevOps approach, it is critical for automating infrastructure deployment, provisioning resources, managing resources from different providers, and enabling version control and cost management. Developed by HashiCorp, Terraform has become a cornerstone of modern DevOps practices by allowing the infrastructure’s state to be codified and managed like application code. Terraform providers act as a bridge between Terraform and the services or APIs it manages, making it a powerful tool for infrastructure management. Now, with the CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform Provider, CloudVerg Autonomi’s robust connectivity features can be fully leveraged within your Terraform environment, including popular terraform modules from the Terraform Registry.
Key features of CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform Provider
The CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform Provider integrates CloudVerg Autonomi’s advanced network connectivity capabilities directly into your Terraform scripts. This enables DevOps teams to interconnect cloud environments, data centers, and enterprise resources more easily than ever before. Leveraging the CloudVerg Autonomi REST APIs, Terraform can now run Terraform commands to manage key CloudVerg Autonomi resources and automate their deployment. With CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform provider, the following resources can be managed:
- Workspace
- Cloud Node
- Access Node
- Virtual Access Node
- Transport
- Attachment
- Physical Ports
Creation of a resource of type workspace with Terraform Provider
5 key benefits of using CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform Provider
1. Automating multicloud infrastructure
With CloudVerg Autonomi Terraform Provider, DevOps teams can automate the creation, modification, and deletion of resources across different cloud providers, enabling seamless multicloud infrastructure management. This automation reduces manual intervention, allowing teams to focus on high-level tasks and drive innovation.
2. Infrastructure planning and scheduling
Thanks to Terraform’s IaC nature, DevOps teams can prepare infrastructure configurations in advance and execute them when ready. This Terraform plan capability ensures that deployments are thoughtful and precise, minimizing risks and downtime. Teams can visualize the infrastructure plan and ensure everything is configured correctly before deploying.
3. Cascading execution
Terraform’s execution model processes tasks in a cascading order, meaning that steps are completed in the correct sequence. This ordered approach reduces the likelihood of errors and ensures smooth deployments.
4. Integration with existing Terraform configurations
The CloudVerg Autonomi provider can be seamlessly integrated into existing Terraform configuration files. This allows DevOps teams to easily interconnect resources across multiple cloud providers without making significant changes to their existing infrastructure. The flexibility to integrate CloudVerg Autonomi’s resources with current configurations helps optimize and extend current investments.
5. GitOps-ready for CI/CD Pipelines
For organizations adopting GitOps methodologies, the CloudVerg Autonomi provider makes it simple to automate infrastructure operations through CI/CD pipelines. Terraform configuration files can be stored in a Git repository, allowing teams to leverage version control and automated deployments. Integrated with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure changes can be automatically deployed, enabling continuous improvement and scalability without manual intervention.
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