Terraform is a versatile tool that enables the secure and efficient construction, modification, and versioning of infrastructure. It has the capability to manage well-established service providers as well as tailor-made, in-house solutions.

Using configuration files, you define the necessary components for Terraform to operate, whether it’s for a single application or your entire datacenter. Terraform, in turn, generates a detailed execution plan outlining the steps required to achieve the desired infrastructure state. It then executes this plan to construct the specified infrastructure. When configurations are updated, Terraform intelligently identifies changes and generates incremental execution plans for seamless application.