A company is using Terraform to manage infrastructure in AWS and Azure. They want to ensure that changes to infrastructure are reviewed and approved before being applied. They also want to maintain a history of all changes. What is the best way to achieve this?

Store Terraform configuration in a Git repository and use pull requests for all changes.

Use Terraform Cloud's remote state and run Terraform apply directly from the CLI.

Use a custom script that logs all changes to a file.

Use a configuration management tool to enforce the desired state.

An organization is required to audit all changes to their infrastructure for compliance. They currently have no record of who made changes or when. They decide to adopt IaC. Which practice is most important to ensure they can meet the audit requirement?

Using a configuration management tool to enforce the desired state on all servers.

Storing all infrastructure definitions in a version control system and requiring all changes go through pull requests.

Creating detailed documentation of the infrastructure architecture.

Using a cloud provider's native console to make changes and taking screenshots.

A company has a disaster recovery (DR) plan that requires them to recreate their entire infrastructure in a different region within a few hours. They currently rely on manual documentation and screenshots. They want to improve their DR readiness. What is the most effective improvement?

Take regular snapshots of all cloud resources and store them in the DR region.

Use a configuration management tool to enforce the desired state on existing servers.

Create a detailed runbook with step-by-step instructions for manual recreation.

Store all infrastructure definitions as code in a version control system.

A team is comparing Terraform and Ansible for a new project. They need to provision cloud resources (VMs, networks) and also configure those VMs (install packages, start services). They want to minimize the number of tools they need to learn. Which tool should they choose?

A combination of Terraform and Ansible, but that requires learning two tools.

Ansible, because it can both provision and configure.

CloudFormation, because it is AWS-native and can configure software.

Terraform, because it can also configure software using provisioners.

A team wants to adopt IaC to manage their infrastructure lifecycle, including provisioning, updating, and destroying resources. They also want to use the same workflow and language across multiple cloud providers. Which tool is best suited for this?

Terraform, because it is a provisioning tool that manages the full lifecycle across multiple providers.

Ansible, because it can manage the full lifecycle of resources across clouds.

AWS CloudFormation, because it supports lifecycle management and is widely used.

A custom orchestration tool built on cloud APIs.

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A company is using Terraform to manage infrastructure in AWS and Azure. They want to ensure that changes to infrastructure are reviewed and approved before being applied. They also want to maintain a history of all changes. What is the best way to achieve this?
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An organization is required to audit all changes to their infrastructure for compliance. They currently have no record of who made changes or when. They decide to adopt IaC. Which practice is most important to ensure they can meet the audit requirement?
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A company has a disaster recovery (DR) plan that requires them to recreate their entire infrastructure in a different region within a few hours. They currently rely on manual documentation and screenshots. They want to improve their DR readiness. What is the most effective improvement?
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A team is comparing Terraform and Ansible for a new project. They need to provision cloud resources (VMs, networks) and also configure those VMs (install packages, start services). They want to minimize the number of tools they need to learn. Which tool should they choose?
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