Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

This microsite is a live demonstration of Infrastructure as Code principles, published as part of the CloudSchool.ai curriculum on Cloud Computing, AI/ML, and Cybersecurity.

What is Infrastructure as Code?

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of managing and provisioning cloud infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files rather than manual processes. This enables version control, repeatability, and automation of cloud environments.

Demonstrations on this site

🔷 Azure Bicep
Native Azure DSL for declarative ARM deployments.
🟣 Terraform (HCL)
HashiCorp multi-cloud IaC with Azure provider.
📄 ARM Template
Raw Azure Resource Manager JSON template.

Learning Objectives

• Understand declarative vs. imperative infrastructure provisioning
• Deploy an Azure Ubuntu VM using three different IaC tools
• Connect to the VM via SSH using a public IP address
• Apply version control best practices to infrastructure code