Infrastructure as Code
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files rather than manual processes. IaC enables version-controlled, reproducible, and auditable infrastructure changes — the same code always produces the same infrastructure. Tools include Terraform (multi-cloud), Pulumi (general-purpose programming languages), and cloud-specific tools like AWS CDK and Google Deployment Manager. In AI deployments, IaC manages GPU instances, vector database clusters, load balancers, and networking configurations that make up complex AI serving infrastructure.
Related Terms
Kubernetes
Frameworks & ToolsKubernetes (K8s) is an open-source container orchestration platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
Docker
Frameworks & ToolsDocker is a containerization platform that packages applications and their dependencies into portable, isolated containers that run consistently across any environment.
CI/CD Pipeline
InfrastructureA CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) pipeline automates the process of building, testing, and deploying software changes.
Containerization
InfrastructureContainerization is the process of packaging an application and all its dependencies (runtime, libraries, system tools, configuration) into a standardized, portable unit called a container.
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