Infrastructure as Code, Patterns and Practices

13 Managing tools

This chapter covers

• Assessing the use of open source infrastructure modules and tools
• Applying techniques to update or migrate IaC tools
• Implementing module patterns for event-driven IaC

You’ve learned how to write infrastructure as code, update it with your team by using delivery pipelines and testing, and manage its security and cost within your organization. As you evolve your infrastructure system, you adapt these patterns and practices and adjust them to fit new workflows and use cases. Similarly, tools change but should not disrupt the patterns and practices to scale, collaborate, and operate your infrastructure.

Updating your tool can require several actions. You could upgrade to a new version, replace it with a new ...