D2DO285: The Death of IaC Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

D2DO285: The Death of IaC Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Author: Packet Pushers October 22, 2025 Duration: 39:52
While declaring the death of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Terraform may get you clicks on LinkedIn, IaC is alive and kicking. On today’s Day Two DevOps we talk about why IaC still matters. Guest Malcolm Matalka argues that IaC provides the tools and a model for managing infrastructure across its lifecycle in a structured... Read more »

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