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> Is crucial for modern cloud-based solutions and applications. Here is why:
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<summary>1. Consistency and Reproducibility</summary>
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-**Consistent Environments**: IaC ensures that your development, testing, and production environments are consistent. `This reduces the it works on my machine problem` and ensures that applications run reliably across different environments.
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-**Reproducibility**: With IaC, you can `recreate your infrastructure from scratch in a consistent manner.` This is particularly useful for `disaster recovery and scaling`.
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<summary>2. Version Control</summary>
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-**Source Control**: By storing IaC configurations in version control systems like GitHub, you `can track changes, collaborate with team members, and roll back to previous versions if needed.`
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-**Change Management**: Version control `provides a history of changes, making it easier to understand what changes were made, who made them, and why.`
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<summary>3. Flexibility and Options</summary>
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> Microsoft provides several IaC tools, including Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates. Each tool offers different features and benefits, allowing you to choose the one that best fits your needs.
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-**Terraform**: A popular IaC tool that uses a high-level configuration language to define and provision infrastructure. It `supports multiple cloud providers, making it a versatile choice.`
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-**Bicep**: A domain-specific language that uses declarative syntax to deploy Azure resources. It offers a `concise and easy-to-read alternative to JSON-based ARM templates.`
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-**ARM Templates**: JSON files that` define the infrastructure and configuration for your Azure solution.` They provide a detailed and flexible way to manage Azure resources.
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<summary>4. Enhanced Security</summary>
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-**Automated Security Policies**: IaC allows you to `define and enforce security policies automatically.` This ensures that security best practices are `consistently applied across all environments.`
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-**Compliance**: IaC helps maintain compliance with `regulatory requirements by providing a clear and auditable trail of infrastructure changes.`
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<summary>5. Scalability</summary>
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-**Dynamic Scaling**: IaC enables `dynamic scaling of resources based on demand.` This ensures that your infrastructure can handle varying workloads efficiently.
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-**Resource Optimization**: By automating the `provisioning and de-provisioning of resources,` IaC helps optimize resource usage and reduce costs.
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<summary>6. Automation</summary>
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-**Automated Provisioning**: IaC allows you to `automate the provisioning of infrastructure. This reduces manual errors, speeds up deployments, and ensures that infrastructure changes are applied consistently.`
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-**CI/CD Integration**: Integrating IaC with `Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines automates the deployment process, ensuring that infrastructure changes are tested and deployed alongside application code.`
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> [!TIP]
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> Just in case, find here some [additional Terraform templates for different Azure resources across different areas](https://github.com/MicrosoftCloudEssentials-LearningHub/AzureTerraformTemplates-v0.0.0).
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> E.g [Demonstration: Deploying Azure Resources for a Data Platform](./Terraform)
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