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Issue #204 - AWS Security Guardrails, S3 Backend Without DynamoDB, LLM-based Terraform Generation, 3-Tier Serverless, AWS Cost Anomaly Monitors, Terraform Cloud Python Client Library

December 18, 2024

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Articles 📚

[!] AWS Security Guardrails & Terraform

Naman Agrawal explains how automating security guardrails with Terraform enables reusable, secure AWS infrastructure templates, bridging security and development teams for faster compliance. AB: I highly recommend reading this to learn about a practical case for GenAI with Terraform.

naman16.github.io/cloud-security/AWS%20Security%20Guardrails%20&%20Terraform

Terraform S3 Backend without DynamoDB

Kieran Lowe highlights one of the basic yet powerful additions introduced in Terraform 1.10. It simplifies your Terraform S3 backend setup by eliminating DynamoDB while securely managing state locking.

kieranlowe.io/terraform-s3-backend-setup-skip-the-table

The status of LLM-based Terraform Generation at the end of 2024

Brian Grant updated his evaluation of several models finds that they can produce working AWS Terraform now. Claude produced good results, but we are still not there yet.

itnext.io/the-status-of-llm-based-terraform-generation-at-the-end-of-2024-e31639068318

3-tier serverless app using AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and AWS DynamoDB (+ CI/CD and Terraform)

Cristian Dente demonstrates how to build a scalable 3-tier serverless application and streamline its deployment.

medium.com/@cristian.dente/3-tier-serverless-app-using-aws-api-gateway-aws-lambda-and-aws-dynamodb-cicd-and-terraform-ad20b459ca9c

Terraform: AWS Cost Anomaly Monitors for Linked Accounts

Joel Pinder explains using Terraform to set up AWS cost anomaly monitors for linked accounts. The article helps organizations proactively identify and manage unexpected cost spikes across their AWS environments.

blog.joelpinder.co.uk/terraform-aws-cost-anomaly-monitors-for-linked-accounts-308c88af3399

Open source

dahlke/terrasnek

Terraform Cloud Python Client Library. The goal of this project is to support all endpoints available in the Terraform Cloud API and Terraform Enterprise API.

github.com/dahlke/terrasnek

suzuki-shunsuke/tfrstate

Find directories where changed terraform_remote_state data source is used.

github.com/suzuki-shunsuke/tfrstate

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