BlueCat announces HashiCorp Terraform plugin for resource deployment to cloud environments
With Terraform BlueCat Provider, networking teams can automate against a single source of truth when deploying key resources to public and private cloud.
Key takeawaysThis key takeaway was generated through LLMs crawling the page and coming up with an overview of the content.BlueCat announced the general availability of the Terraform BlueCat Provider, an integration that enables enterprise networking teams to apply infrastructure-as-code practices to automate provisioning of networks, IP addresses, and DNS records across public and private cloud environments. The integration addresses the operational problem where networking teams spend a majority of time on manual service tickets and face growing complexity from multiple cloud technologies and vendors, by providing a single source of truth and nearly real-time creation and updates. Outcomes include faster cloud environment deployments, reduced timelines and costs, fewer rollbacks and unplanned outages, and the ability to maintain organizational integrity and consistent automated maintenance when combined with Terraform version control and monitoring.
What problem does the Terraform BlueCat Provider aim to solve for enterprise networking teams?
The Terraform BlueCat Provider targets the operational inefficiency where networking teams spend more time on manual service tickets than on strategic initiatives, driven by increasing complexity from multiple public and private cloud technologies and vendors. By enabling infrastructure-as-code workflows against a single source of truth for networks, IP addresses, and DNS records, the provider reduces manual provisioning work, accelerates environment setup, and lowers the risk of human error that can cause rollbacks, outages, or security vulnerabilities. It therefore helps teams scale automation to meet growing network change requirements in a safer, more sustainable way.
What capabilities does the Terraform BlueCat Provider offer to accelerate cloud deployments?
The provider allows network teams to create and update key resources — including networks, IP addresses, and DNS records — in nearly real time, supporting automation for large and distributed networks. Integrated with Terraform’s monitoring and version control features, enterprises can extend automation to ensure new and existing BlueCat environments are consistently maintained. This combination enables faster provisioning to support development pipelines and competitiveness while preserving organizational integrity and reducing operational risk.
Who supports the Terraform BlueCat Provider and where can customers learn more?
BlueCat has made the Terraform BlueCat Provider generally available to all BlueCat customers and provides full support for the integration. Customers interested in implementation details and usage guidance are directed to visit BlueCat’s dedicated page about the Terraform BlueCat Provider. For additional information about BlueCat and its Adaptive DNS approach, customers can refer to the company website listed in the announcement.
TORONTO, November 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlueCat, the Adaptive DNS™ company, today announced a new integration with HashiCorp Terraform meant to help enterprise networking teams apply infrastructure-as-code approaches to significantly reduce the timelines and costs associated with cloud environment changes or setup. The integration, Terraform BlueCat Provider, is now generally available for all BlueCat customers and is fully supported by BlueCat.
Networking teams spend more of their time fulfilling manual service tickets than they do pursuing strategic initiatives (38% compared to 26%). Resource provisioning has become increasingly complex with the proliferation of various public and private cloud technologies and vendors. Advanced automation is critical for networking teams’ ability to meet growing network change requirements in a safe, sustainable way.
“Our customers need the ability to accelerate their cloud infrastructure deployments to support their development pipelines and competitiveness. Integrations like the Terraform BlueCat Provider allow for that speed,” says Martin McNealis, BlueCat Chief Product Officer. “Customers can now maintain organizational integrity and automate new cloud environments quickly and securely, reducing the risk of rollbacks, unplanned outages, or introducing security vulnerabilities.”
The Terraform BlueCat Provider allows network teams to automate against a single source of truth when deploying to public and private cloud environments. Key resources such as networks, IP addresses, and DNS records can be created and updated in nearly real-time to accelerate automation for large and distributed networks. Furthermore, when combined with Terraform’s monitoring and version control capabilities, enterprises can extend automation to ensure new and existing BlueCat environments are consistently maintained.
To learn more about the integration and how to use it, BlueCat customers can visit this page about the Terraform BlueCat Provider.
About BlueCat
BlueCat is the Adaptive DNS™ company. The company’s mission is to help the world’s largest organizations thrive on network complexity, from the edge to the core. To do this, BlueCat re-imagined DNS. The result – Adaptive DNS™ – is a dynamic, open, secure, scalable, and automated resource that supports the most challenging digital transformation initiatives, like adoption of hybrid cloud and rapid application development. Learn more at www.bluecatv2.local.
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