Get inspired to explore the depths of the DevOps field. In today's rapidly transforming world
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has emerged as an effective approach to maintain scale and
deploy software systems. This book offers a mixture of foundational IaC concepts and practical
examples to give you hands-on experience. You will first gain an understanding of DevOps
culture as well as how to adapt to IaC. Introduction to Infrastructure as Code begins by
reviewing the innovative features that DevOps in general and IaC in particular have to offer
for adoption and growth for different verticals. With this solid base established you will
then learn the importance processes and outcome of building infrastructure solutions.Authors
Sneh Pandya and Riya Guha Thakurta then provide hands-on examples utilizing IaC platforms open
source tools and essential considerations such as security scalability and deployments. Each
chapter focuses on one vertical (i.e. foundations architecture patterns securing
infrastructure preparing for deployment) how it impacts the DevOps toolchain in a holistic
manner and how it can be used to build solutions specific to that vertical with a detailed
walkthrough of code environments and other tools. After completing this book you'll have
launched your own infrastructure solution through an open source stack consisting of platforms
and tools such as Terraform Chef and Puppet. What You Will Learn Understand the fundamentals
of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code Prepare for the ever-evolving ecosystem of modular
infrastructure and the needs of the future Avoid potential pitfalls and breakdowns while
working with infrastructure Build scalable and efficient IaC solutions that work at a small
medium and large scale in a real-life environment Understand and be responsibly aware of
security concerns related to the domain and how to address them Who Is This Book For Beginners
interested in building a career in DevOps as well as professionals looking to gain expertise
and advance their career with greater knowledge of IaC. including Technical Product Managers
and Architects.
