On more than one occasion I’ve longed for the mean’s to automatically import terraform state. But this is a feature I know will likely never be added for a number of very good reasons. In some cases it is possible to use only a plan file to automate the generation of terraform import blocks though. Here is how it can be done.
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Using ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or any of the other chat based LLM service is a great way to start with AI. But in order to bring things to the next level you will either need some beefy hardware to run models locally or access to an online API with models you can use. This article will walk you through how to do the later of these two options for free.
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Pre-caching terraform providers in your CICD pipeline images is awesome but hardly anyone does it. I’ve created a project that makes this task easier than ever.
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In the last several years I’ve had the great privilege of being the final technical interviewer for a large number of candidates. This article is an inside scoop on how I perform these interviews with tips on how you can shine as a candidate.
Continue readingLet’s face it, IT often struggles with secrets management. From API keys that need to be registered/rotated, certificates that need to be requested/renewed, LDAP/AD credentials that need to be maintained, password complexity requirements to be enforced, and more. It can be cognitively difficult to manage the various secrets for a single project let alone an entire organization. This discussion will help define the credential categories and the tools used to manage them.
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