Terraform in Action - Build & Manage Cloud Infrastructure

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Learn how to efficiently manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, one of the most popular Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools in the industry. This course covers all aspects of Terraform from setting up your first configuration to working with advanced modules and integrating multiple providers. You will gain practical experience in deploying cloud services, configuring virtual machines, managing containers, and working with serverless infrastructure. By mastering Terraform, you will be able to automate cloud management processes and build scalable, repeatable infrastructures with ease. As you progress through the course, you will start with the basics of Terraform, including creating templates, initializing configurations, and applying changes to cloud resources. The course then delves deeper into variables, workspaces, and Terraform’s execution plan to ensure you are equipped to handle complex cloud environments. You will also explore real-world use cases, such as deploying containers, virtual machines, and key vaults on Azure, while learning to automate deployments across different cloud platforms. Along the way, you’ll gain hands-on experience with Terraform's built-in features, such as resource state management, dynamic blocks, and multi-provider configurations. You will also dive into advanced topics like cloud governance, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. By the end of the course, you will feel confident in deploying a wide array of cloud resources and applying best practices for scalable infrastructure management. This course is perfect for IT professionals, cloud engineers, and DevOps practitioners who want to master cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform. Some experience with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS and basic command-line knowledge is recommended. The difficulty level is intermediate, designed for those who are familiar with cloud infrastructure concepts and basic coding. By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure, manage and automate cloud resources with Terraform, configure multi-environment workspaces, and deploy containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure DevOps.