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An engineer must design a cloud platform for managing IaC. The solution must be flexible, integrate with APIs, and allow for automation. What must be used?
The correct answer is B. Cisco with Terraform. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) requires: Declarative configuration API-driven workflows Multi-cloud capability Integration with orchestration and provisioning tools Terraform is a widely adopted IaC platform supporting: Cloud automation (AWS, Azure, GCP, private clouds) Cisco…
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An engineer must design a cloud platform for managing IaC. The solution must be flexible, integrate with APIs, and allow for automation. What must be used?
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- ACloud-based sandboxes
- BCisco with Terraform
- CCisco ThousandEyes
- DCisco AppDynamics
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A8% (2)
- B76% (19)
- C12% (3)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) requires: Declarative configuration API-driven workflows Multi-cloud capability Integration with orchestration and provisioning tools Terraform is a widely adopted IaC platform supporting: Cloud automation (AWS, Azure, GCP, private clouds) Cisco infrastructure provisioning (Nexus, ACI, IOS-XR, NSO, SD-WAN, etc.) REST APIs and providers for programmability Cisco provides official Terraform providers for multiple platforms, enabling full IaC operations. This aligns exactly with SP cloud automation design principles.
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