The article discusses the migration of over 30 Kubernetes clusters to Terraform, detailing the challenges faced with previous tools like Sceptre and AWS CDK, and outlining a structured, iterative approach to the transition. Key strategies included automating processes, ensuring safety during rollbacks, and emphasizing hands-on knowledge transfer over traditional documentation. The authors share insights on tooling, risk management, and team collaboration throughout the migration journey.
Terraform migrate 1.1 introduces support for version control system (VCS) workspaces, enabling Git-based infrastructure management and automated migration flows. It improves user experience with features like token validation optimization and reliable branch pushing, streamlining the migration process to HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise.