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This chapter emphasizes the importance of implementing a platform team early in large enterprises to enhance security and prevent risks. It critiques existing zero trust strategies and advocates for automation in infrastructure as code (IaC), discussing the evolution of tools like Terraform and the challenges of managing secure cloud infrastructure.

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How to implement infrastructure as code? Ashish spoke to Armon Dadgar. Co-Founder and CTO at HashiCorp at Hashidays London. Armon speaks about his journey from co-creating Terraform, the first open-source language in the IaC space, to addressing the complex challenges enterprises face in cloud environments today. They speak about why having a platform team from the beginning is crucial for large enterprises, the evolution of IaC, the importance of standardization in managing cloud applications, and how automation plays a key role in maintaining security.

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00:00 Introduction

01:54 A bit about Armon

02:32 How has infrastructure as code evolved?

03:43 The role of Terraform

04:38 Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management

06:51 Best Practice for Infrastructure Lifecycle Management