Course Outline
Introduction to Infrastructure as Code for Government
- Objective: Understand the need for IaC in government environments.
- Definition and purpose of IaC for government operations.
- Comparison between traditional infrastructure and IaC for government.
- Overview of popular IaC tools suitable for government use.
Introduction to Terraform for Government
- Objective: Learn Terraform’s role in the IaC ecosystem for government projects.
- What is Terraform and its relevance for government agencies?
- Terraform's core components: Providers, Resources, State, tailored for government needs.
- Terraform vs. other IaC tools in the context of government operations.
Installing and Setting Up Terraform for Government
- Objective: Install Terraform and set up a basic environment for government use.
- Installation on various platforms suitable for government IT environments.
- Setting up Terraform CLI in compliance with government standards.
- Introduction to HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) for government applications.
First Terraform Project: Provisioning a Simple Resource for Government
- Objective: Create and deploy a basic resource on a cloud provider, adhering to government guidelines.
- Introduction to Terraform commands (init, plan, apply, destroy) in the context of government projects.
- Provisioning an AWS EC2 instance or equivalent on another cloud provider, following government security protocols.
- Understanding providers and provider blocks for government-specific configurations.
Understanding Variables and Outputs for Government
- Objective: Use variables and outputs to make configurations dynamic for government projects.
- Defining variables in HCL for government applications.
- Using variable files for different environments, ensuring compliance with government standards.
- Setting outputs to retrieve useful information for government reporting.
Managing Terraform State for Government
- Objective: Learn how Terraform manages state and its importance in government projects.
- What is Terraform state and its significance for government infrastructure?
- State storage (local vs. remote backends) in the context of government security requirements.
- Managing state files securely to meet government compliance standards.
Data Sources and Dependencies for Government
- Objective: Understand how Terraform data sources can be used to fetch existing resources for government projects.
- Using data sources to reference existing resources in a government environment.
- Establishing dependencies between resources to ensure robust government infrastructure.
Terraform Workspaces and Environments for Government
- Objective: Manage multiple environments within the same configuration for government projects.
- What are workspaces in the context of government IT?
- Managing development, staging, and production environments using workspaces to meet government needs.
Structuring Terraform Code for Government
- Objective: Write clean, reusable, and modular Terraform code for government applications.
- Best practices for organizing Terraform files in a government setting.
- Breaking code into modules for reusability in government projects.
- Input variables in modules to support government-specific configurations.
Hands-on Lab: Deploy a Web Server with Terraform for Government
- Objective: Apply everything learned by deploying a simple web server, adhering to government standards.
- Provision a web server on AWS/GCP/Azure in compliance with government regulations.
- Use variables and outputs for environment-specific configurations, ensuring government compliance.
- Manage the infrastructure state and dependencies to meet government security requirements.
Course Wrap-Up and Q&A for Government
- Objective: Review key concepts and answer questions specific to government use cases.
- Summary of Terraform basics tailored for government projects.
- Live Q&A session focusing on government-specific concerns.
- Resources for continued learning in the context of government IT.
Requirements
For government agencies, when making reservations, please indicate your preferred cloud platform.
Testimonials (7)
Environment and explanation
Eduard-Costin Dumistracel
Course - Terraform : Fundamentals
The content of the course and the way we applied in labs
Ghenta Sorin
Course - Terraform : Fundamentals
That the trainer had patience
Bogdan Olaru
Course - Terraform : Fundamentals
The hands-on exercises.
Sprinceana Ana
Course - Terraform : Fundamentals
I liked the most how Vincenzo solved our issues, quickly and detailed. He was very calm and explained again and again important points.
Victorita
Course - Terraform : Fundamentals
The trainer had a great attitude throughout, made it really easy to ask for help/clarifications/anything
Ruxandra
Course - Terraform : Fundamentals
Nice course curriculum, although online the trainer could support all of us due to DaDesktop setup.