IaC allows you to quickly and easily provision and manage cloud resources and automate deployment processes by codifying cloud infrastructure. This negates the need for time-consuming manual configuration and reduces the risk of human error.
It enables engineers to institute version control, which allows DevOps teams to increase productivity and scale operations.
The greatest benefit of IaC is the unprecedented level of scalability it offers. It’s that same benefit, however, that also serves to make IaC more vulnerable—let’s cover this in a bit more detail.
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