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Unified and Programmatic Approach to Infrastructure Management at BMW Using Pulumi

Unified and Programmatic Approach to Infrastructure Management at BMW Using Pulumi

In the ever-evolving world of automotive technology, BMW has been at the forefront of innovation, seamlessly integrating software into the heart of their vehicles. As cars become increasingly complex, with a growing emphasis on connectivity, over-the-air upgrades, and brand-specific user experiences, the need for a robust and scalable software development approach has become paramount.

Enter the BMW Software Factory, a platform that aims to empower the company’s developers and provide them with a superior development experience. At the core of this initiative is the adoption of Pulumi, a modern infrastructure as code (IaC) solution that has transformed the way BMW manages its software ecosystem.

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Pulumi vs HCL: Understanding the Language Differences in Infrastructure as Code

Pulumi vs HCL: Understanding the Language Differences in Infrastructure as Code

The Java Language Architect at Oracle, Brian Goetz, author of Java Concurrency in Practice, has commented how declarative languages can be a double-edged sword:

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HashiCorp’s infrastructure as code solution, Terraform, uses a domain-specific language (DSL) to declare cloud resources. Pulumi’s infrastructure as code solution, on the other hand, lets you choose from any number of modern languages – C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Python, or TypeScript – or the industry-standard markup language YAML, to declare cloud resources. Although both Terraform and Pulumi are declarative infrastructure as code engines at their core, this fundamentally different approach to expression languages has significant consequences.

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