AWS Compliance as Code with Chef InSpec using AWS Lambda Part #2
In the first post (https://www.greenreedtech.com/aws-compliance-as-code-with-chef-inspec-using-aws-lambda/) we looked at getting Chef InSpec to run in an AWS Lambda function and in this
AWS Compliance as Code with Chef InSpec using AWS Lambda
InSpec 2.0 added builtin support for scanning public cloud resources in AWS and Azure (https://blog.chef.io/2018/02/20/announcing-inspec-2-0/). With the
Packer vSphere ISO Builder Release v1.6
There have been a lot of changes from v1.5 to v1.6 with the biggest one being support for provisioners as well as upgrades
Vault Audit Logging
Vault (https://www.vaultproject.io/) is a secrets management tool created by HashiCorp that is extremely popular. Given the sensitive nature of the data being
Google Cloud Platform Compliance as Code with InSpec
Validating that resources are aligned with defined organizational standards is critical to operating environments at scale. In this post we'll walk through how we can
Terraform AWS S3 State Management Least Privilege
A very popular Terraform state management configuration is to utilize AWS S3 for state management and AWS DynamoDB for state locking. The problem is that
vSphere Immutable Infrastructure with Terraform
What is immutable infrastructure? Immutable infrastructure is the concept of utilizing an infrastructure component in an ephemeral manner. This means that the component can be
Building vSphere Templates From Scratch Using Packer and the vSphere API
Packer (https://www.packer.io/) is amazing tool that enables templates and machine images to be created in an automated fashion with support for various
Mitigating Terraform Secrets Exposure
Properly managing secrets (passwords, access keys, etc.) is a critical aspect of any development pipeline given the consequences if those secrets were to be exposed.
Terraform ChatOps with StackStorm
In this post we'll walk through configuring StackStorm to integrate with Terraform and leverage Slack to trigger Terraform actions in a ChatOps manner. In a
Building A Dynamic vSphere/AWS Hybrid Cloud Lab - Part 2
This post covers the second part of the blog series on creating a dynamic hybrid cloud lab environment with a local (on-prem) vSphere environment and
Building A Dynamic vSphere/AWS Hybrid Cloud Lab - Part 1
In this blog series we'll walk through creating a dynamic lab hybrid cloud environment with a local (on-prem) vSphere environment and an AWS environment. As
