IaC

IaC (Infrastructure as Code) refers to the management and deployment of IT infrastructure through code rather than manual processes. In this approach, the infrastructure is defined and described as software.

Functionality and Use

IaC automates infrastructure management by defining all the necessary instructions for setting up and operating an IT environment in code. This allows environments to be set up quickly and in a reproducible manner. Automation reduces manual errors and makes processes more efficient. Developers and IT teams can thus control infrastructure in a targeted manner, track changes, and focus more on application development.

It is primarily used in software development to provision environments for building, testing, and deploying applications.

Examples

• Automatic provisioning of servers and databases for an application
• Setting up test environments at the click of a button for new software versions
• Scaling infrastructure based on workload
• Managing cloud resources via code rather than manual configurations