Intro to HashiCorp Terraform

Learn the Basics of HashiCorp Terraform

Discover how HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Terraform transforms the process of infrastructure automation on AWS. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to Terraform workflows, collaboration tools, and best practices for improving infrastructure adoption and governance in your organisation.

During this session, you'll learn how HCP Terraform integrates seamlessly with version control systems (VCS) and Terraform Cloud, enabling you to automate infrastructure provisioning, manage cost estimations, and implement policy-as-code. Whether you're new to Terraform or enhancing your skills, this beginner-friendly workshop will equip you with the knowledge to streamline your workflows and improve automation across your AWS infrastructure.

Workshop with HCP Terraform and Somerford

Join us for this HCP Terraform Workshop, led by Somerford’s Terraform experts. They will guide you through Terraform’s core concepts, practical applications, and step-by-step labs, helping you understand how to leverage HCP Terraform to enhance infrastructure automation and improve collaboration within your organisation.

Agenda

• Hands-on, browser-based labs – Set up and configure HCP Terraform, integrate it with version control systems (VCS), and work with collaboration tools to create and manage Terraform workflows.
• Introduction to Terraform – Learn core Terraform concepts and how to automate infrastructure provisioning and improve adoption across your organization.
• Infrastructure Automation – Understand how to automate infrastructure provisioning and improve adoption within your organisation, streamlining workflows and increasing efficiency.
• Terraform Workflows – Learn how to collaborate on Terraform workflows, manage infrastructure configurations, and increase team efficiency.
• VCS and Governance – Explore version control system (VCS) integrations and policy validation techniques, including Policy-as-Code with Sentinel and Open Policy Agent to ensure best practices and compliance in your Terraform projects.
• Terraform Cloud Integrations – Discover how to leverage Terraform Cloud’s Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for cost estimation, policy checks, and private registries, ensuring streamlined workflows and security across your infrastructure.

By the end of the session, you will know how to:

• Set up and configure HCP Terraform for automating AWS infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Implement and manage Terraform workflows with VCS integrations and improve collaboration within your team.
• Leverage Terraform Cloud integrations for cost estimation, policy-as-code checks, and private registries.
• Apply policy validation techniques to ensure governance across your Terraform projects using Sentinel and Open Policy Agent.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for DevOps engineers, infrastructure architects, and IT professionals who want to automate infrastructure provisioning on AWS, improve Terraform workflow management, and adopt best practices for policy validation and governance using HCP Terraform.