Ever watched your Terraform run slow to a crawl? 😫 Let's talk about managing Terraform state complexity for HIPAA compliance! When working on a healthcare startup's infrastructure, we faced a big challenge. Our Terraform state ballooned from 356 to over 900 resources while implementing HIPAA compliance. This made terraform plan and terraform apply painfully slow—over 7 minutes each time! ⏳ Here's how we tackled it: 1️⃣ Break Down the Terraform Code We refactored our monolithic Terraform code into smaller, manageable modules. This improved performance and made the codebase easier to maintain. 2️⃣ Use Terragrunt for Better Organization Adopted Terragrunt to keep our code DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself). This allowed us to manage multiple environments efficiently. 3️⃣ Improve Development Workflow Shorter terraform plan times meant quicker iterations. Fewer resources marked as "known after apply" improved predictability. By managing Terraform state complexity, we saved time and kept our sanity while ensuring HIPAA compliance. It's all about making infrastructure as code work for you, not against you! Want to learn more about HIPAA compliance and Terraform infrastructure as code? Check out our in-depth article 💬 ▶️ https://buff.ly/4gRLmX7
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