This document summarizes a webinar about managing Akamai infrastructure as code using Terraform. The webinar included an introduction to Terraform, demos of using the Akamai Terraform provider to manage DNS, delivery configurations, and origins, as well as a discussion of best practices. The Akamai Terraform provider allows automation of Akamai configuration and integration with infrastructure as code workflows.

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Managing
Akamai-as-Code
with Terraform
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
We’ll begin shortly.

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developer.akamai.com/webinars

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Agenda
Introduction to Terraform1
Demos3
Q&A - Ask us anything in the Q&A widget4
Interactive Quiz - Play to win!5
Akamai Terraform Provider2

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Speaker
Mike Elissen
Developer Advocate
Akamai Technologies

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Managing
Akamai-as-Code
with Terraform
All your infrastructure in one place.

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Why Terraform?
Infrastructure-as-code | Continuous Configuration Automation
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Why Terraform?
Infrastructure-as-code | Continuous Configuration Automation
Terraform Providers
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What is the Akamai Terraform Provider?
Current functionality (June 2020)
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Pre-installed in the
Akamai Development
Environment
Authentication
with Akamai
EdgeGrid
Reviewed and
approved by
HashiCorp

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What is the Akamai Terraform Provider?
Current functionality (June 2020)
Manage DNS and Load
Balancing: Manage Edge DNS,
Global Traffic Management
1 Manage Akamai Delivery
Configurations: Manage
Akamai delivery configurations
through PAPI
2
Manage Ancillary Options:
Manage Edge Hostnames and
CP Codes
3 Export Configurations Easily:
Terraform CLI can help you get
started faster
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Roadmap
Additional functionality for the Akamai Terraform Provider
Application
Security
Certificate
Management
Manage Akamai
Solutions
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Demo and Use Cases
1. Export Configs with Terraform CLI
2. Manage DNS-as-Code
3. Manage Akamai-as-Code
4. Manage Origin-as-Code
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Best Practices
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Store configs on GitHub
Use a master template configuration
with variables
3 Continue to modify configs with new
behaviors

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Let’s recap
Webinar ResourcesSummary Visit Terraform Docs
terraform.io

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