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Issue #195 - Platform Engineering Abstraction, AWSCC, Serverless Pizzeria, Workspaces vs Folders, GitLab, Azure, and OIDC, Terraform Variable Check

October 16, 2024

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Articles 📚

Platform Engineering Abstraction: How to Scale IaC for Enterprise

Lulu Cheng explains how platform engineering can help enterprises scale infrastructure as code (IaC) by providing the right level of abstraction. It highlights the balance between flexibility and control in platform design, covering strategies like reusable Terraform modules, imperative IaC, and higher-level abstractions, which are crucial for managing governance, security, and scaling infrastructure efficiently in large organizations.

dev.to/jarrid/platform-engineering-abstraction-how-to-scale-iac-for-enterprise-4e86

Are you missing an AWS resource in Terraform? Try awscc provider!

Andreas Wittig describes how the awscc Terraform provider leverages AWS Cloud Control API to address missing resources and streamline AWS infrastructure management. Learn to combine awscc with the standard aws provider.

cloudonaut.io/are-you-missing-an-aws-resource-in-terraform-try-awscc-provider

AWS Serverless Full-stack Pizzeria Shop in the Cloud

Darryl Ruggles describes how to create a Full-stack serverless cloud pizzeria using AWS, React, and Terraform for real-time pizza order tracking. All code is provided.

darryl-ruggles.cloud/serverless-pizza-ordering

Best Practices To Promote From DEV To PROD Environments With HashiCorp Terraform Using Workspaces And Folders

Chris Pietschmann describes two ways to manage environments with the pros/cons of each. AB: The comparison is decent - using folders wins in most cases (at least, in my opinion).

build5nines.com/best-practices-to-promote-from-dev-to-prod-environments-with-hashicorp-terraform-using-workspaces-and-folders

GitLab, Azure, OpenTofu, and NO secrets!

Roman Kiprin demonstrates using OIDC within GitLab Pipeline to deploy resources using Terraform to Azure.

dev.to/rokicool/gitlab-azure-opentofu-and-no-secrets-38o6

Open-Source Projects 🤩

matt-FFFFFF/tfvarcheck

Terraform Variable Check by Matt White. A go package to compare a terraform variable with a known good reference. AB: It looks useful for module developers, but it is currently incomplete.

github.com/matt-FFFFFF/tfvarcheck

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