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.

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