Multicloud Infrastructure as Code With Terraform and Ansible

Multicloud infrastructure is becoming increasingly important as organizations seek to leverage the strengths of different cloud providers. Terraform is a best of breed tool for provisioning cloud infrastructure, while Ansible excels in configuration management and application deployment. Combining these tools allows you to create a robust and flexible multicloud environment that can be easily managed and scaled. This lab provides a hands-on experience in deploying and managing multicloud infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, with a focus on setting up self-hosted GitHub Actions runners for CI/CD in AWS and Azure.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this intermediate-level lab, you will be able to:

• Deploy multicloud infrastructure using Terraform
• Configure multicloud virtual machine infrastructure using Ansible
• Set up self-hosted GitHub Actions runners in AWS and Azure

Intended audience

• Cloud Architects
• Developers
• DevOps Engineers
• Multicloud practitioners

Prerequisites

To make the most of this lab, you should have a GitHub account. Sign up for a free account at github.com/signup.

Familiarity with the following is beneficial:

• Terraform
• Ansible
• GitHub Actions or another CI/CD platform

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

• Terraform 1.0 - Provisioning AWS Infrastructure
• Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation Technical Overview