Terraform and Ansible are integrated to enhance infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, addressing the complexities of managing resources across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The new feature allows for seamless collaboration between the two tools, streamlining operations from Day 0 provisioning to Day 2 maintenance.

HashiCorp has announced the general availability of the Terraform AWS provider version 6.0, which enhances multi-region support and simplifies infrastructure management across AWS. This update allows users to define AWS resources with a single configuration file, improving workflow efficiency and reducing memory usage.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is essential for modern cloud operations, allowing companies to define their infrastructure through code, facilitating easy deployment, rollbacks, and reproducibility. By using tools like Terraform, teams can manage resources more efficiently, eliminating the risks associated with "snowflake servers" and improving overall agility in infrastructure management.

A comprehensive guide for MLOps and Data teams on deploying Vertex AI Workbench using Terraform to minimize manual operations and reduce costs associated with cloud resource management. It highlights the advantages of using Terraform for standardized and reproducible configurations, addressing common issues when relying on UI for instance creation. The article includes a maturity model for notebook management and a practical Terraform module example for implementation.