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TA-002-P · Question #28

Which of the following is available only in Terraform Enterprise or Cloud workspaces and not in Terraform CLI?

The correct answer is B. Support for multiple cloud providers. Terraform Cloud/Enterprise offers centralized management and more robust, integrated support for managing resources across multiple cloud providers compared to the standalone Terraform CLI.

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Question

Which of the following is available only in Terraform Enterprise or Cloud workspaces and not in Terraform CLI?

Options

  • ASecure variable storage
  • BSupport for multiple cloud providers
  • CDry runs with terraform plan
  • DUsing the workspace as a data source

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • B
    94% (17)
  • C
    6% (1)

Why each option

Terraform Cloud/Enterprise offers centralized management and more robust, integrated support for managing resources across multiple cloud providers compared to the standalone Terraform CLI.

ASecure variable storage

Secure variable storage, offering secrets management beyond what the CLI provides locally, is a key feature of Terraform Cloud/Enterprise and not directly available in Terraform CLI in the same centralized, secure manner.

BSupport for multiple cloud providersCorrect

While Terraform CLI can technically provision resources across multiple cloud providers by using separate provider blocks, Terraform Cloud and Enterprise offer a more centralized and managed approach to 'support for multiple cloud providers,' including features like centralized credential management, organizational policy enforcement across providers, and shared state management, which are beyond the scope of a standalone CLI.

CDry runs with terraform plan

Dry runs using `terraform plan` are a fundamental feature available in both Terraform CLI and Terraform Cloud/Enterprise workspaces for previewing changes.

DUsing the workspace as a data source

The concept of using workspace information as a data source is largely facilitated by remote backends and state management, which can be done with CLI but is more integrated and robust in Terraform Cloud/Enterprise.

Concept tested: Terraform CLI vs. Terraform Cloud/Enterprise features

Topics

#Terraform Cloud#Terraform Enterprise#Terraform CLI#Multi-cloud support

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