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Azure Arc vs Terraform
November 07, 2024 | Author: Michael Stromann
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Cloud platform for customers who want to simplify complex and distributed environments across on-premises, edge and multicloud, Azure Arc enables deployment of Azure services anywhere and extends Azure management to any infrastructure.
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Write infrastructure as code using declarative configuration files. HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) allows for concise descriptions of resources using blocks, arguments, and expressions.
Azure Arc and Terraform are both cloud management platforms that allow to optimize infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments and enable centralized infrastructure management through a single interface. They offer policy-based governance and compliance controls, support integration with existing CI/CD pipelines.
But Azure Arc (launched in 2019) is primarily designed to extend Microsoft Azure Cloud's management to on-premises and other clouds. It offers deep integration with other Azure tools, databases, Kubernetes clusters and security features. It also supports management of non-Azure resources from the Azure portal.
Terraform (released in 2014) is an open-source tool for private cloud management independent of any single cloud and supporting multi-cloud portability and consistency. It focuses on infrastructure as code (IaC) for a wide variety of cloud providers. Terraform is ideal for automating complex cloud infrastructure with reusable templates.
See also: Top 10 Private Cloud platforms
But Azure Arc (launched in 2019) is primarily designed to extend Microsoft Azure Cloud's management to on-premises and other clouds. It offers deep integration with other Azure tools, databases, Kubernetes clusters and security features. It also supports management of non-Azure resources from the Azure portal.
Terraform (released in 2014) is an open-source tool for private cloud management independent of any single cloud and supporting multi-cloud portability and consistency. It focuses on infrastructure as code (IaC) for a wide variety of cloud providers. Terraform is ideal for automating complex cloud infrastructure with reusable templates.
See also: Top 10 Private Cloud platforms
