Company
Date Published
Jan. 11, 2022
Author
Peter Christensen
Word count
2053
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) can face scalability issues due to limitations in IaC code platforms and generic CI/CD solutions. These challenges include resource management, security concerns, local machine dependencies, and lack of fine-tuning capabilities. To manage IaC at scale without workarounds or manual processes, developers should consider automating the end-to-end IaC workflow, using policy as code for enforceable guardrails, collaborating across teams, and introducing resource management features. Spacelift is an example of a purpose-built orchestration and management solution for IaC that can help overcome these scalability issues by automating, auditing, securing, and continuously delivering infrastructure.