Heavy Networking 537: Ansible Vs. Terraform For Network Automation

Ansible & Terraform seem the same…ish? You give the tool some instructions, and the tool makes something happen out there in the infrastructure. And yet, it seems the networking community has coalesced around Ansible for network device automation, and Terraform for the cloudy stuff.

Why this seeming divide? Are the two tools really that different? Is each one fit for just one purpose?

We examine this subject with Ned Bellavance, speaking on behalf of Terraform; and Josh VanDeraa, speaking on behalf of Ansible.

We cover:

Similarities and differences in Ansible and Terraform
Ansible’s affinity with network devices
Terraform’s hold on cloud infrastructure
Whether you can use either for each use case
Is one tool good enough?
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