End-To-End Automation of Multi-Cloud Deployments Using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes

Authors: Ravi Chandra Thota

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37082/IJIRMPS.v8.i4.232184

Short DOI: https://doi.org/g86qjk

Country: USA

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Abstract: Organizations now adopt multi-cloud strategies because cloud computing development enabled them to choose multiple cloud service providers for better performance combined with cost-effectiveness and reliability. The need for IT agility and organizational scalability creates a problematic situation for managing various cloud environments. The document investigates detailed automation solutions for multi-cloud deployments integrating Terraform with Ansible and Kubernetes. Organizations achieve better business response capabilities by combining these strong automation tools, optimizing deployment streamlining while managing resources better and minimizing operational expenses.
The primary function of Terraform is to provide an automation framework backbone that enables IaC infrastructure provisioning. Users can deploy cloud infrastructure consistently and repeatedly through Terraform because they define resources in declarative codes that work across major cloud providers. The ability to streamline cloud management across multiple platforms becomes more effective through this feature when operating in a multi-cloud environment. The automation process reaches a higher degree of robustness when using Ansible alongside its configuration management and application deployment capabilities. With a structure that needs no agent, Ansible provides users with straightforward orchestration processes between different platforms, ensuring they can easily manage their resources regardless of their cloud provider types.
With its fundamental capabilities to orchestrate containers, Kubernetes plays a crucial role in a multi-cloud environment. It enables the deployment and management of applications, thereby automating application deployment and management for enterprise organizations. This results in consistent and reliable execution across various cloud systems. Developers can create an automated workflow connecting infrastructure provisioning to application deployment processes. This end-to-end automation framework significantly improves operational efficiency, reduces product delivery schedules, and helps organizations develop a robust cloud strategy, enhancing market competitiveness.

Keywords: Multi-Cloud, Automation, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure As Code, Iac, Configuration Management, Container Orchestration, Deployment, Resource Management, Operational Efficiency, Scalability, Agility, Cloud Service Providers, Provisioning, Application Deployment, Orchestration, Devops, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Orchestration Tools, Software Development, Infrastructure Provisioning, Configuration Drift, Cloud Strategy, IT Operations, Hybrid Cloud, Microservices

Paper Id: 232184

Published On: 2020-08-04

Published In: Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2020

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