HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Real-world use case

To industrialize infrastructure deployment for my clients, I took the HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.

The "Terraform Associate" training path is designed for IT professionals in charge of infrastructure deployment operations. The course catalog covers the following modules:

• Understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts
• Understand the purpose of Terraform (vs other IaC)
• Understand Terraform basics
• Use Terraform outside the core workflow
• Interact with Terraform modules
• Use the core Terraform workflow
• Implement and maintain state
• Read, generate, and modify configuration
• Understand HCP Terraform capabilities

The training takes about 4 days. You should then allow around 1h45 for the certification exam itself: Terraform Associate.

Conclusion

This Pearson VUE certification covers all the concepts needed to confidently approach the Terraform Associate exam: infrastructure as code, the Terraform workflow, state management, and using modules. It validates a solid understanding of infrastructure deployment best practices with Terraform. A useful certification for any professional automating cloud infrastructure.