Ansible vs. Terraform: What's the difference?

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Explore guide to Terraform → http://ibm.biz/guide-to-terraform Explore guide to Infrastructure as Code → http://ibm.biz/guide-to-iac Watch "Terraform Explained" lightboard video → https://youtu.be/HmxkYNv1ksg Watch "What is Ansible?" lightboard video → https://youtu.be/fHO1X93e4WA Watch "What is Infrastructure as Code?" → https://youtu.be/zWw2wuiKd5o ► Check out IBM Cloud Schematics → http://ibm.biz/schematics ► Check out IBM Cloud Satellite → http://ibm.biz/prod-satellite ► Check out IBM Cloud Paks → http://ibm.biz/product-cloud-paks Ansible and Terraform are both great tools that you can turn to for creating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) which can be used to deploy repeatable environments for automating your infrastructure. However, what is the difference between the two? When should you pick one over the other? In this lightboard video, Sai Vennam with IBM Cloud, dives deep into how Ansible and Terraform both serve different purposes as well as complement each other for automating infrastructure. Earn a badge with FREE interactive Kubernetes labs → http://ibm.biz/interactive-k8-learning Get started on IBM Cloud at no cost → http://ibm.biz/cloud-free-acct Subscribe to the IBM Cloud channel to be notified when a new video drops → http://ibm.biz/subscribe-now #Ansible #Terraform #ITAutomation

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