We Rebuilt Cloud Life's Infrastructure Delivery with System Initiative
14 days ago
- #Infrastructure as Code
- #DevOps
- #Cloud Computing
- Cloud Life eliminated static configuration files, cutting delivery times by more than half and improving reliability.
- Engineers faced delays with Terraform workflows, waiting for reviews and CI/CD cycles to validate changes.
- System Initiative (SI) provided immediate feedback, collaborative editing, and reusable building blocks for infrastructure.
- A proof of concept (POC) with SI showed faster subnet configuration changes without Terraform, proving its effectiveness.
- SI improved governance with better audit trails and lifecycle visibility compared to traditional config files.
- Production workflows now use reusable assets in SI, reducing provisioning time from hours to minutes.
- Onboarding new engineers became faster due to SI's visual and collaborative environment.
- The shift to SI represented a mindset change from 'infrastructure as code' to 'infrastructure as collaboration.'