Cloud automation definition
Cloud automation refers to the process of automating the deployment and management of cloud computing resources. It streamlines repetitive tasks and ensures that businesses can efficiently manage their cloud infrastructure with minimal manual intervention.
See also: cloud as a service, cloud server, cloud architecture
Cloud automation benefits
- Saving time. Automates tasks like server provisioning, application deployment, and scaling.
- Error reduction. Minimizes human errors, ensuring reliable and consistent system performance.
- Cost efficiency. Optimizes resource utilization, helping businesses save on cloud expenses.
- Scalability. Quickly adapts to changes in demand, such as handling traffic spikes.
- Focus on innovation. Frees up IT teams from having to constantly spend time on maintenance.
- Enhanced performance. Ensures infrastructure operates at peak efficiency through real-time adjustments.
Cloud automation tools:
- AWS CloudFormation. Simplifies the modeling and setup of Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Terraform. Open-source IaC tool by HashiCorp, enabling multi-cloud infrastructure automation and management.
- Ansible. Automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment.
- Google Cloud Deployment Manager. Facilitates managing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources using declarative configuration files.
- Azure Resource Manager (ARM). Helps manage Microsoft Azure resources via templates and IaC principles.
- Kubernetes. Automates container orchestration, scaling, and deployment in cloud-native environments.
- Chef. Focuses on infrastructure automation and configuration management across cloud environments.
