• Understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC): What it is, the problems it solves, and its benefits.
• Learn the differences between Provisioning and Configuration workflows.
• Compare Imperative vs. Declarative approaches in IaC.
• Get an overview of Terraform, its use cases, and its application in production environments.
• Learn how to install Terraform and authenticate it for Google Cloud.

• Explore the Author Phase:
• Terraform directory structure.
• Introduction to HCL Syntax, Resources, Variables, State, and Modules.
• Master Terraform commands like init, plan, apply, fmt, and destroy.
• Learn about the Terraform Validator Tool: its purpose, validation workflow, and use cases.

Understand Terraform resources:

• Overview, syntax, examples, and referencing resource attributes.
• Define resource blocks with considerations for meta-arguments and dependencies.
• Learn about Variables:
• Syntax for declaring, referencing, and assigning values.
• Best practices for using variables effectively.
• Explore Output Variables: overview and best practices for efficient configuration.
• Introduction to the Terraform Registry and Cloud Foundation Toolkit (CFT).

Discover Terraform Modules:

• What they are, their importance, and their use cases.
• Learn how to reuse configurations with modules, including sourcing and calling modules.
• Use Variables to parameterize configurations and pass resource attributes via Output Variables.

• Learn how information is stored in a Terraform State File.
• Explore different ways to save a state file, including local storage and cloud storage buckets.
• Understand the issues with local state storage and the benefits of using cloud storage for state files.
• Follow the process for storing a Terraform state file remotely in a cloud storage bucket.
• Learn best practices for managing Terraform state.