Outgrowing Terraform

Explore the challenges of scaling Terraform for multi-team collaboration and discover how Crossplane addresses these issues in this conference talk. Delve into Guidewire's experiences with advanced Terraform configurations and learn how Crossplane's architectural decisions overcome common pain points. Examine limitations such as drift, versioning, access control, discoverability, and cognitive overhead in Terraform, and compare them to Crossplane's solutions. Gain insights into Crossplane's implementation at Guidewire and understand how it can enhance declarative infrastructure management for large software engineering organizations.

Intro
Terraform at Guidewire
Limitation: Drift
Drift in Crossplane
Limitation: Versioning
Versioning in Crossplane
Limitation: Access Control
Access Control in Crossplane
Limitation: Discoverability
Discoverability in Crossplane
Limitation: Cognitive Overhead
Overhead in Crossplane
Crossplane at Guidewire