AI engineering glossary · MLOps, LLMOps cloud

What is infrastructure as code?

Infrastructure as code (also called IaC): Defining servers, networks, databases and permissions in version-controlled text files that tools apply automatically, instead of clicking in a console. Environments become repeatable, reviewable and easy to recreate or destroy.

Level: intermediateTopic: MLOps, LLMOps cloud

Infrastructure as code: an example

A repository holds files that create a GPU cluster, storage bucket and network in a new region with one command.

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Where you learn it

Infrastructure as code is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.

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