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Issue #141 - Challenges of Infrastructure as Code Testing with Terraform

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Unraveling the Challenges of Infrastructure as Code Testing with Terraform

This is a detailed post about what to test, how to test, and various trade-offs (like speed and cost).

medium.com/palo-alto-networks-developer-blog/navigating-the-testing-maze-unravelling-the-challenges-of-infrastructure-as-code-iac-testing-7118da87f163

Vantage Launches Automated Cost Reporting via Terraform

AB: FinOps as Code. It allows the setup and management of Vantage via new Terraform resources for cost reports, saved filters, and dashboards using Terraform provider.

www.vantage.sh/blog/vantage-launches-automated-cost-reporting-terraform

GitHub Actions: Deploying Dev/Prod environments with Terraform

Arseny Zinchenko (AWS Hero) covers an example of creating GitHub Actions Workflows for deploying Dev/Prod from Terraform using Composite Actions and GitHub Environments

itnext.io/github-actions-deploying-dev-prod-environments-with-terraform-b80f4468760d

Creating an AWS MSK Cluster with Glue Schema Registry and AWS Secrets Manager

A step-by-step guide to deploying an AWS MSK cluster with Terraform. The cluster is configured with a Glue Schema Registry and SCRAM leveraging AWS Secrets Manager to store the user credentials for the Kafka Client running on an EC2 Instance.

medium.com/@mr.mornesnyman/terraform-guide-creating-a-aws-msk-cluster-with-glue-schema-registry-secured-with-scram-7b14435ca78

Open-source projects 🤩

shellwhale/terraform-target-autocompletion

Press tab after -target and get suggestions for your resources and modules. AB: I am sure many of us need this functionality 😀 

github.com/shellwhale/terraform-target-autocompletion

terrariumcloud/terrarium-lite

A Terraform Registry Implementation. AB: This one is written in Go.

github.com/terrariumcloud/terrarium-lite

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