The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods D2DO274: Firefly’s State of IaC Report for 2025, aka ClickOps Is a Disgrace (Sponsored)
Jun 4, 2025
Ido Niemann, Founder and CEO of Firefly, dives into the intricacies of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and the 2025 trends shaping the industry. He discusses the dominance of Terraform and the challenges of cloud drift for teams transitioning to newer tools like OpenTofu. The conversation also highlights the pitfalls of ClickOps, and how AI is cautiously integrating into cloud management, alongside the tools that promise to enhance DevOps efficiency. Ido emphasizes the need for control and understanding in increasingly complex cloud environments.
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Terraform Remains IaC King
- Terraform remains the dominant Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool despite newer tools like OpenTofu gaining popularity.
- Enterprises tend to stick with Terraform due to risk aversion and complexity of migration.
Acquisition Fuels IaC Diversity
- Large enterprises often acquire other companies with different IaC stacks, creating complex integration challenges.
- The need to unify governance drives multi-IaC environments growth.
Multi-IaC Tool Complexity
- Multi-IaC tool usage is common as teams use different frameworks suited to their specific needs.
- This complexity increases cloud management challenges and contributes to configuration drift.