Explore Infrastructure as Code and configuration management

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This module examines Infrastructure as Code (IaC) foundational concepts encompassing environment deployment provisioning and configuration management methodologies. Content explores imperative versus declarative configuration approaches, idempotent configuration principles, and organizational implementation strategies enabling automated infrastructure operations with version control, consistency, and reproducibility.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you're able to:

  • Implement environment deployment automation strategies using Infrastructure as Code
  • Design environment configuration management approaches with version control
  • Differentiate between imperative and declarative configuration methodologies
  • Apply idempotent configuration principles ensuring consistent infrastructure operations

Prerequisites

  • Understanding of DevOps principles and practices
  • Familiarity with version control systems
  • Basic knowledge of cloud computing concepts

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