Introduction to Terraform on AWS

Join us for an immersive workshop that will introduce you to the world of Terraform, an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool. In this session, we will delve into the core concepts of Terraform, including Resources, Data Sources, Modules, and Providers, and explore how it seamlessly integrates with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Don't worry if you're new to AWS; we'll provide a high-level overview to get you up to speed.

Throughout the workshop, you will gain a deep understanding of the benefits of Infrastructure as Code and discover how Terraform can revolutionize your deployment workflows. To put your knowledge into practice, we have prepared an exciting hands-on lab where you'll have the opportunity to deploy a Wordpress site to AWS using Terraform. By the end of this workshop, you will have achieved the following learning goals:

Understand the ways you can deploy workloads to AWS – Manually vs Programmatically
Understand what Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is, and why it is beneficial
Understand what Terraform is and how to use it on AWS
Understand the basic concepts of Terraform such as Providers, Resources, Data Sources, Modules, and Terraform State
Apply this knowledge to deploy a Wordpress site to AWS with Terraform

Speakers:

Kevon Mayers, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Kevon Mayers is a Solutions Architect at AWS. He enjoys full-stack development, using infrastructure as code, and helping customers use technology to solve challenges. He has a background in areas such as full stack-development, networking, security, cloud computing, architecture, automation, and DevOps. Fun fact, Kevon comes from a non-traditional background. Prior to working at AWS and an AWS Partner, Kevon was a Studio Manager/Music Producer/Audio Engineer working for the GRAMMYs. He also owns his own production company, MM Productions, where he spends his free time working with artists. LinkedIn