Intermediate Terraform Cloud Automation

Overview

This 2-day intermediate-level Terraform course is designed for cloud professionals who want to master Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automate cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Choose Your Cloud – Each delegate will select their preferred cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) for hands-on labs, ensuring they gain practical, applicable skills in the cloud environment they use most.

Prerequisites

This course assumes familiarity with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud services. It is not a beginner’s cloud course but focuses on Terraform’s automation capabilities, security best practices, validation techniques, and real-world cloud deployments.

Target Audience

• DevOps Engineers looking to streamline Terraform automation
• Cloud Engineers managing AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments
• System Administrators transitioning to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Developers integrating Terraform into CI/CD pipelines
• IT Professionals who have basic Terraform experience and want to advance their skills

Objectives

• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Write, structure, and optimize Terraform configurations for efficiency and scalability
• Implement secure authentication using IAM Roles, Service Principals, and Managed Identities for your chosen cloud
• Create and use reusable Terraform modules to simplify deployments and promote code reuse
• Understand and apply Terraform JSON syntax, converting between HCL and JSON for automation
• Use validation and compliance enforcement tools to ensure security and policy adherence
• Leverage Terraform expressions and dynamic blocks to build flexible, parameterized configurations
• Automate cloud object storage management for AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage
• Provision and manage relational databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) using Terraform
• Deploy Kubernetes clusters and workloads in EKS (AWS), AKS (Azure), or GKE (Google Cloud) using Terraform
• Apply best practices for Terraform state management, remote backends, and workspace isolation
• Troubleshoot common Terraform issues and optimize performance for production environments

Outline

Module 1: Terraform Fundamentals Refresher

• Terraform workflow: init, plan, apply, destroy
• Understanding Terraform state and remote backends
• Hands-on Lab: Deploy a basic Terraform configuration

Module 2: JSON in Terraform

• JSON vs HCL: When to use each format
• Structuring Terraform configurations in JSON
• Hands-on Lab: Convert HCL to JSON and deploy it

Module 3: Cloud Authentication & Security

• Secure authentication methods in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
• Using IAM Roles, Service Principals, and Managed Identities
• Hands-on Lab: Implement authentication in Terraform

Module 4: Modules & Reusability in Terraform

• Creating and using Terraform modules
• Passing variables between modules
• Hands-on Lab: Deploy infrastructure using modules

Module 5: Validation, Checks & Policy Enforcement

• Input validation and Terraform conditions
• HashiCorp Sentinel & Open Policy Agent (OPA)
• Hands-on Lab: Implement security policies in Terraform

Module 6: Dynamic Infrastructure Configuration

• Using count, for_each, and dynamic blocks
• Conditional logic and Terraform expressions
• Hands-on Lab: Build scalable infrastructure

Module 7: Cloud Storage Management

• Managing S3, Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage
• Hands-on Lab: Automate storage provisioning with Terraform

Module 8: Deploying & Managing Cloud Databases

• Setting up AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL
• Hands-on Lab: Deploy a cloud-hosted database

Module 9: Kubernetes & Terraform Integration

• Deploying Kubernetes clusters in AWS (EKS), Azure (AKS), or Google Cloud (GKE)
• Hands-on Lab: Automate Kubernetes deployments

Exams and Assessments

There are no specific exams associated with this course.

Hands-On Learning

• Hands-on Lab: Deploy a basic Terraform configuration
• Hands-on Lab: Convert HCL to JSON and deploy it
• Hands-on Lab: Implement authentication in Terraform
• Hands-on Lab: Deploy infrastructure using modules
• Hands-on Lab: Implement security policies in Terraform
• Hands-on Lab: Build scalable infrastructure
• Hands-on Lab: Automate storage provisioning with Terraform
• Hands-on Lab: Deploy a cloud-hosted database
• Hands-on Lab: Automate Kubernetes deployments