Infrastructure as Code (IaC) applies software development practices to infrastructure management. This approach uses code to provision and manage IT infrastructure, enabling version control, automated testing, and continuous delivery.
* Automated Provisioning: IaC scripts automate the setup and configuration of infrastructure resources.
* Consistency: By defining infrastructure in code, environments can be consistently reproduced across different stages (development, testing, production).
* Development Practices: IaC allows infrastructure to be managed with the same tools and processes as application code, including version control and automated testing.
References:
* Infrastructure as Code Overview: IaC Introduction