In this video I will introduce you to the concept of Observability as Code and what that looks like in Splunk Observability Cloud. I’ll first discuss the issues you might encounter managing infrastructure manually, and then define Infrastructure as Code so that you have a better understanding of the motivation behind Observability as Code. We’ll briefly introduce Terraform and then I’ll discuss the benefits of implementing Observability as Code using Splunk’s Terraform provider in Splunk Observability Cloud.

If you’re interested in learning how to use the Splunk Terraform provider to implement the example configuration I showed at the end of the video, check out this video: https://youtu.be/ejdq6USlybY

TOC:

00:00 Introduction

00:09 The problem of managing infrastructure manually

03:12 What is Infrastructure as Code and what are its benefits?

06:00 Terraform introduction

07:00 Observability as Code in Splunk Observability Cloud

09:33 Splunk Terraform Provider configuration examples

10:20 Conclusion