The Day 2 Operations Debt You Inherited From Terraform
Inheriting a Terraform codebase presents unique challenges due to the disparity between the declared state and the operational reality. While Terraform excels in provisioning and deployment, it does not address ongoing operational issues that arise over time. This operational debt manifests in various forms, complicating maintenance and recovery efforts for teams that take over the infrastructure.
- ▪Terraform codebases often outlive the teams that created them, leading to operational challenges.
- ▪The gap between the declared state and the operational reality is where most Day 2 operations problems arise.
- ▪Operational debt in Terraform can be categorized into five layers, including state debt, provider version debt, and module debt.
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