Saying Goodbye to Static Config Files: How Cloud Life Halved Infrastructure Delivery Times
2025-08-31
Cloud Life, using System Initiative (SI), eliminated static configuration files, cutting infrastructure delivery times by over half. The article details their transition from a traditional Terraform, config repos, PR reviews, and CI/CD workflow. SI's real-time visualization and collaborative editing enabled instant feedback and testing of infrastructure changes, dramatically improving efficiency and reliability. They overcame cultural change challenges and surprisingly found SI boosted team morale, simplified onboarding, and improved governance.
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