Course Introduction

Hello everyone, and welcome to the course! I'm Sanjeev Thiyagarajan from KodeKloud, and in this lesson we’ll dive into Pulumi—an innovative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that enables you to define and manage both cloud and on-premises infrastructure programmatically.

Pulumi allows you to treat your infrastructure as code, automating the provisioning process based on your defined configuration. This approach streamlines infrastructure management, reduces errors, and improves overall deployment efficiency.

How Pulumi Stands Out

Pulumi distinguishes itself from traditional tools like Terraform and CloudFormation in several key areas:

• Programming Language Flexibility: Instead of using domain-specific languages, Pulumi lets you define infrastructure using general-purpose programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Go, and C#.
• Unified Management: Whether you're working with cloud services or on-premises resources, Pulumi provides a unified approach to manage your infrastructure.
• Improved Developer Experience: By leveraging familiar programming environments, Pulumi reduces the learning curve and increases productivity.

Demonstration Overview

In the upcoming demonstration, we will:

• Deploy a selection of AWS resources using Pulumi.
• Showcase how Pulumi’s approach simplifies resource management.
• Compare these methods with traditional IaC tools to highlight efficiency gains.

Let's dive in and start exploring Pulumi's capabilities!

For additional insights on similar technologies, check out these resources:

• Kubernetes Basics
• Pulumi Documentation

Happy learning!