Terraform vs Kubernetes: Key Differences and Comparison
What is Terraform? You can describe, provision, and manage infrastructure using code with Terraform, an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) technology created by HashiCorp. Whether on-premises or on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, Terraform streamlines the process of building and maintaining cloud infrastructure. Terraform handles resource provisioning and management while customers specify their infrastructure requirements using a declarative configuration language called HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is Terraform's primary strength. It enables uniform and repeatable versioning, management, and automation of infrastructure deployment by platform engineers. With just a basic configuration file, Terraform allows you to generate resources such as virtual computers, networking components, storage, and even databases. Pros and Cons of Terraform Using a declarative programming language, Terraform enables users to define and manage infrast...