Streamlining Infrastructure Deployment - Building Custom Images with Packer and Terraform

Learn to streamline infrastructure deployment in this 31-minute technical session that demonstrates how to build and integrate custom machine images using Packer and Terraform. Master the process of creating tailored machine images with Packer while implementing security best practices and optimizing configurations for enhanced infrastructure reliability. Discover automation techniques that ensure consistency across environments and avoid common deployment pitfalls. Explore how to effectively integrate Packer-built AMIs into Terraform workflows by leveraging declarative syntax and infrastructure as code principles for optimal resource management. Presented by Keerthivasan Kannan, this deep dive provides practical insights into establishing efficient infrastructure provisioning workflows through the powerful combination of HashiCorp's Packer and Terraform tools.