massdriver.cloud

# Massdriver

> Massdriver is a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change. It turns the Terraform, OpenTofu, and Helm your platform team already maintains into governed self-service, so every change from developers, CI, automation, business workflows, or AI agents takes one governed path to production. Self-hosted or managed.

Massdriver provisions and manages infrastructure on AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes through reusable, policy-compliant Terraform, OpenTofu, and Helm modules. This file indexes the marketing site. Product documentation lives at https://docs.massdriver.cloud/ and open-source tooling at https://github.com/massdriver-cloud.

## Product

- [Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud): Massdriver is a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change: every request from developers, CI, workflows, or AI agents takes one governed path to production.
- [Book a Demo (the offer)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/offer): Bring one real infrastructure change and the rules it should follow. We run it through Massdriver with your IaC: policy, permissions, dependencies, approvals, execution, and audit.
- [Internal Developer Platform](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/internal-developer-platform): Give developers self-service through one governed path. Every change uses your approved modules, policy, permissions, and audit trail.
- [Citizen Developers](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/citizen-developers): AI agents let anyone in your company build real software. Massdriver lets them do it inside your cloud, using only the infrastructure your ops team has already approved.
- [Build vs. Buy](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/build-vs-buy): Every homegrown developer platform rebuilds access control, policy, state, audit, and a portal. Your platform team’s time belongs on cloud services and day-2 work.
- [Backstage Infrastructure Provisioning](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/backstage-infrastructure-provisioning): How to provision infrastructure from Backstage: what scaffolder templates leave to your team, the options for the layer behind the portal, and how Massdriver runs it with policy, approvals, and an audit trail.
- [Terraform Developer Self-Service](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/terraform-developer-self-service): Terraform developer self-service for the modules your platform team already wrote: the common approaches and their tradeoffs, when HCP Terraform no-code modules are enough, and how Massdriver adds validation, policy, and approvals.
- [Self-Hosted Internal Developer Platform](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/self-hosted-internal-developer-platform): What a self-hosted internal developer platform should keep inside your boundary, how the options compare (build, Backstage plus automation, Terraform Enterprise, self-hosted runners), and how Massdriver runs on your own Kubernetes.
- [Platform Orchestrator for Terraform](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/platform-orchestrator-for-terraform): What a platform orchestrator for Terraform does that a Terraform runner does not, how it compares with HCP Terraform, Spacelift, and Backstage, when you do not need one, and how Massdriver orchestrates the modules you already run.
- [Infrastructure Change Control](https://www.massdriver.cloud/solutions/infrastructure-change-control): Infrastructure change control for every change to your cloud, from developers, CI pipelines, business workflows, and AI agents: scoped identity, policy before deploy, approval where your rules require it, and one audit trail.
- [Pricing](https://www.massdriver.cloud/pricing): Massdriver pricing: the Managed team plan at $999/month per 15 seats, and custom Enterprise / Self-Hosted pricing that starts with a 30-day self-hosted pilot.
- [Massdriver Customers](https://www.massdriver.cloud/customers): Massdriver customers include enterprises in healthcare, insurance, legal, HR, and e-commerce, and teams like UniDoc that cut release effort 89%.
- [Value Calculator](https://www.massdriver.cloud/roi-calculator): Enter your infrastructure request volume and your Massdriver price. See the engineering hours Massdriver must return each week to cover its annual cost.
- [Product Demo](https://www.massdriver.cloud/demo): Watch a two-minute overview of Massdriver and the Architect plugin for Claude Code, then click through interactive demos for developers and ops.
- [Pitch Decks](https://www.massdriver.cloud/decks): Download the Massdriver pitch decks: a technical deck for platform and DevOps teams, and an executive deck on risk, cost, control, and time to value.
- [FAQ](https://www.massdriver.cloud/faq): Frequently asked questions about Massdriver.
- [LLM Rankings for Infrastructure as Code](https://www.massdriver.cloud/llm-rankings): Sixteen LLMs ranked on writing OpenTofu modules for AWS, GCP and Azure. Overall scores, results per cloud, cost and security failures from iac-bench 2026-10.

## AI

- [Governance for AI-Built Software](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai): Employees and AI agents are building software. Massdriver makes sure it runs on infrastructure your security team approved, passes change control, appears in your inventory, and has an owner.
- [Agentic Development Platforms: A Governed Path to Production](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/platform): An agentic development platform makes golden paths consumable by AI agents. What the model gets right, what changes when agents act on infrastructure, and the controls that keep production safe.
- [Context Engine: query your live infrastructure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/context-engine): One queryable place holds what's deployed, how it's connected, what it costs, who owns it, and what's permitted. Agents get grounded context instead of guesses.
- [Get started: install Architect](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/get-started): Install the Architect plugin in Claude Code, connect your agents to the Context Engine, or stand up self-hosted Massdriver.
- [Architect: ship without the engineering backlog](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/architect): Describe the app you need in plain words. Architect proposes it from what your DevOps team approved, and Massdriver deploys it after policy checks.
- [Executive Brief: Governing AI-Built Software on Your Cloud](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/executive-brief): The Massdriver executive brief for security, risk, and technology leaders: the controls, the framework mapping, customer results, and how an evaluation runs.
- [AI Agent Cloud Permissions Without Cloud Credentials](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/agent-cloud-permissions): How to give AI coding agents like Claude Code access to AWS, Azure, or GCP infrastructure without handing them cloud credentials: scoped tokens, attribute-based policy by environment and team, and a person who approves production.
- [Safe Infrastructure Changes with AI Agents](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/safe-infrastructure-changes): How to let AI coding agents propose infrastructure changes without risking production: where agent changes go wrong, the safeguards teams use, approvals for destructive changes, an audit record that names the agent, and rollback.
- [Agentic Software Factory: Getting Agent-Built Software to Production](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/agentic-software-factory): An agentic software factory writes code fast and then stalls at deployment. How to give factory agents approved infrastructure, scoped identities, policy checks, and approvals on the same path your engineers use.
- [Citizen Developer Governance for Cloud Infrastructure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/citizen-developer-governance): How to govern citizen developers who build real apps with AI coding agents: decide what each group may deploy, keep cloud credentials out of their hands, keep restricted data where it lives, and give every app an owner.
- [AI Infrastructure Governance: Change Control for AI Agents](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/ai-infrastructure-governance): AI infrastructure governance for the changes agents make to your cloud: which controls you already have, where they stop, how to separate design, propose, approve, and deploy permissions, and the evidence auditors ask for.
- [Claude Code Infrastructure: Deploy to Your Cloud Safely](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/claude-code-infrastructure): How to let Claude Code build infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP without putting cloud credentials in the session: the options teams use, why a catalog beats a cloud account, and how production stays a human decision.
- [Governing AI-Generated Infrastructure: Terraform from Coding Agents](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/governing-ai-generated-infrastructure): How to govern the Terraform, Kubernetes manifests, and cloud changes coding agents generate: why review and scanning stop scaling, how a catalog of approved modules limits what can deploy, and what stays configurable.
- [SOC 2 Change Management for AI Agents and AI-Built Infrastructure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/soc-2): How SOC 2 CC8.1 change management and CC6 logical access apply when AI coding agents change cloud infrastructure, and the evidence Massdriver records for each change.
- [HIPAA Access and Audit Controls for AI-Built Infrastructure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/hipaa): How the HIPAA Security Rule access control, audit control, and integrity standards apply when AI coding agents change the cloud infrastructure that holds ePHI, and the evidence Massdriver records.
- [NIST AI RMF Controls for AI Agents That Change Infrastructure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/nist-ai-rmf): How NIST AI RMF Govern, Map, and Manage subcategories apply to AI coding agents that plan and change cloud infrastructure, and the evidence Massdriver records for oversight.
- [EU DORA / Digital Operational Resilience Act: ICT Change Management for AI Agents](https://www.massdriver.cloud/ai/eu-dora): How EU DORA Article 9(4)(e) ICT change management, the RTS 2024/1774 change and access requirements, and the Article 8 asset inventory apply when AI coding agents change cloud infrastructure, and the evidence Massdriver records.

## Comparisons

- [Developer Portal vs. Platform Orchestrator](https://www.massdriver.cloud/comparisons/developer-portal-vs-platform-orchestrator): A developer portal is the interface and discovery layer. A platform orchestrator governs how infrastructure changes are executed. How the two layers differ and work together.
- [Backstage vs Massdriver: Developer Portal vs Platform Orchestrator](https://www.massdriver.cloud/comparisons/backstage-vs-massdriver): Backstage is a portal framework: catalog, scaffolder templates, plugins. Massdriver is a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change that provisions what the catalog describes. Where each fits, where teams stall, and how to run both.
- [Humanitec vs Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/comparisons/humanitec-vs-massdriver): Compare Humanitec's Score-based platform orchestrator with Massdriver, a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change built on your existing Terraform, OpenTofu, and Helm.
- [Port vs Massdriver: Developer Portal vs Platform Orchestrator](https://www.massdriver.cloud/comparisons/port-vs-massdriver): Port is a developer portal: catalog, scorecards, and self-service actions that call automation you build. Massdriver is a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change, with policy before every apply. Where each fits, and how to run both.
- [Spacelift vs Massdriver: IaC Orchestration vs Platform Orchestration](https://www.massdriver.cloud/comparisons/spacelift-vs-massdriver): Spacelift orchestrates Terraform, OpenTofu, and Pulumi runs from Git with OPA policy. Massdriver is a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change: it turns those modules into a governed catalog. Where each fits, and how to migrate.
- [Terraform Cloud vs Massdriver: Running Plans vs Governed Self-Service](https://www.massdriver.cloud/comparisons/terraform-cloud-vs-massdriver): Terraform Cloud runs plans and applies from VCS with remote state and Sentinel. Massdriver is a platform orchestrator for governed infrastructure change: Terraform, OpenTofu, and Helm modules become a governed catalog. Where each fits, and how to migrate.

## Case Studies

- [How Revv Scaled Seamlessly with Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/case-studies/how-revv-scaled-seamlessly-with-massdriver): How Revv, an AI-powered auto technology platform, was able to seamlessly scale with Massdriver.
- [How UniDoc Reduced Software Release Effort by 89%](https://www.massdriver.cloud/case-studies/how-unidoc-reduced-software-release-effort-by-89-with-massdriver): How UniDoc, a pioneer of virtual care, reduced their release efforts by 89% with Massdriver.
- [Mentaware's Seamless AWS-to-Azure Migration and Market Expansion](https://www.massdriver.cloud/case-studies/mentawares-seamless-aws-to-azure-migration-and-market-expansion): How Mentaware, a mental health startup that focuses on providing psychological and psychotherapeutic services, migrated from AWS to Azure with Massdriver.
- [GameStake Achieves Zero-Downtime Deployments with a 25% Reduction in Cloud Costs](https://www.massdriver.cloud/case-studies/gamestake-achieves-zero-downtime-deployments-with-a-25-reduction-in-cloud-costs): How GameStake, a technology startup, got to zero downtime and 25% cloud cost reduction with Massdriver.

## Blog

- [Claude Fable 5.1 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-claude-fable-5-1): How Claude Fable 5.1 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 86.9, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Claude Fable 5.2 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-claude-fable-5-2): How Claude Fable 5.2 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 93.9, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Claude Haiku 5.5 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-claude-haiku-5-5): How Claude Haiku 5.5 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 68.0, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Claude Opus 5.5 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-claude-opus-5-5): How Claude Opus 5.5 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 88.9, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Claude Sonnet 5.5 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-claude-sonnet-5-5): How Claude Sonnet 5.5 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 86.1, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [DeepSeek V4 Pro on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-deepseek-v4-pro-0813): How DeepSeek V4 Pro did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 69.2, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Gemini 3.1 Pro on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-gemini-3-1-pro-preview): How Gemini 3.1 Pro did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 73.0, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Gemini 3.6 Flash on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-gemini-3-6-flash): How Gemini 3.6 Flash did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 54.3, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [GLM-5.3 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-glm-5-3): How GLM-5.3 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 82.5, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [GPT-6.1 Sol on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-gpt-6-1-sol): How GPT-6.1 Sol did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 87.2, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [GPT-6.1 Terra on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-gpt-6-1-terra): How GPT-6.1 Terra did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 84.9, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [GPT-6 Astra on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-gpt-6-astra): How GPT-6 Astra did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 86.7, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [GPT-6 Luna on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-gpt-6-luna): How GPT-6 Luna did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 81.5, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Kimi K3.1 Pro on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-kimi-k3-1-pro): How Kimi K3.1 Pro did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 86.5, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [Kimi K3 on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-kimi-k3): How Kimi K3 did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 83.4, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [iac-bench 2026-10 Methodology](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-methodology): How the iac-bench 2026-10 results were produced: the briefs, the evaluation setup, mechanical scoring against real tofu plans, the calibrated LLM judge, statistics and limitations.
- [Qwen3.8 2.4T-A95B on iac-bench 2026-10](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-qwen3-8-2-4t-a95b): How Qwen3.8 2.4T-A95B did on iac-bench 2026-10: an overall composite of 81.6, scores per fixture, strengths, weaknesses and the patterns in its OpenTofu modules.
- [How Well Do LLMs Write Infrastructure Modules? iac-bench 2026-10 Results](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-results): We asked sixteen language models to write reusable OpenTofu modules for AWS, GCP and Azure, then scored 144 modules against real plans and a calibrated judge. Here is how they did and the patterns behind the scores.
- [iac-bench 2026-10 Scoring Criteria](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/iac-bench-2026-10-scoring-criteria): Reference for every criterion behind an iac-bench score: each rubric item, expertise item and judged doctrine section, with weights and how many attempts passed.
- [Massdriver Platform Update: November 2026](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/november-2026-changelog): The Platform Engineering Podcast moves to massdriver.cloud, applications that run on runtimes your platform team owns, OIDC cloud credentials for deployments, custom default tags, proposal review in the config form, cloud resource import from Claude Code and opencode, search and sort for members and groups, service accounts you can inspect and delete, projects copied from an environment, and config forms that collapse long lists and check your input before you deploy.
- [Best Internal Developer Platforms for Infrastructure Self-Service in 2026](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/best-internal-developer-platforms-for-infrastructure-self-service): A ranked list of the best internal developer platforms for infrastructure self-service: Massdriver, Port, Backstage, Humanitec, Spacelift, and Terraform Cloud, compared on provisioning, guardrails, and setup effort.
- [Massdriver Platform Update: October 2026](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/october-2026-changelog): Seats follow your identity provider, custom attributes are safe to change, config can be loaded and promoted from any instance, and external resources show on the environment graph.
- [Agentic SDLC and Software Factories: The Path to Production](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/agentic-sdlc-software-factories-path-to-production): Agentic SDLC and software factory guides cover planning through code review. Here is what agents need to release and operate infrastructure safely.
- [Push a Module, Upgrade the Fleet](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/infrastructure-as-data--push-a-module-upgrade-the-fleet): How release channels, versioned resource types, and version-aware links roll a module upgrade across every project and environment from one push.
- [Massdriver Platform Update — September 2026](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/september-2026-changelog): Resource types become versioned OCI artifacts, connections carry version ranges, and deployment approvals get separation of duty.
- [The Citizen Developer](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/the-citizen-developer): Half your company is already routing around IT. The citizen developer has been around since Lotus 1-2-3, and guardrails are the only control ops has left.
- [Your Golden Paths Weren't Built for Agents - Part 1: How Agentic Development Breaks Control](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/golden-paths-werent-built-for-agents-part-1): Identity-based permissions break self-service. We tolerated it for twenty years because the breakage was slow. Agents remove that buffer entirely.
- [Disposable Environments: The Missing Piece for AI Infrastructure Agents](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/development-environments-for-agentic-infrastructure): AI agents need real infrastructure to test against. Not plans. Not mocks. We are building disposable, isolated environments where agents do the labor and humans make the call.
- [It Works. That's the Problem.](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/it-works-thats-the-problem): AI coding tools work shockingly well. That's what makes the structural risks so hard to dismiss. A reflection on productivity, dependency, and the quiet consolidation of the intelligence layer.
- [Massdriver Platform Update — Version 1.3.0](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-version-1.3.0): Version 1.3.0 of the Massdriver Platform featuring SCIM 2.0, Integrations Console, and Claude Code Plugin.
- [Massdriver Platform Update — Version 1.2.0](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-version-1.2.0): Version 1.2.0 of the Massdriver Platform.
- [Massdriver Platform Update — November 2025](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/november-2025-changelog): Infra changes ship faster when Day-2 stops being a guessing game — this release makes that real.
- [15 Years of Duct Tape: Why IaC Adoption Stalled at 30%](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/15-years-of-duct-tape-why-iac-adoption-stalled-at-30): Struggling to scale Infrastructure as Code? This post explains why CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows break down for modern cloud infrastructure, how brittle IaC practices slow teams, and why a new foundation—pipeline-less delivery with built-in policy, compliance, and orchestration—can help DevOps scale and empower developers safely.
- [Drift Is Preventable](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/drift-is-preventable): It’s a Symptom of Platform Design, Not Developer Behavior.
- [Little Orphan Kube-Proxy](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/little-orphan-kube-proxy): AWS forces users to handle the management of kube-proxy in EKS clusters. If you're experiencing strange network behavior in a long-lived EKS cluster, this could be the problem. Let's go over some solutions.
- [The Case for Abstractions in IaC](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/the-case-for-abstractions-in-iac): Most Infrastructure as Code implementations expose too much complexity, forcing developers to make infrastructure decisions they shouldn’t have to. This post explores why generic IaC modules fail, how to design abstractions that encode organizational standards while intentionally omitting irrelevant configurations, and how to shift ops from gatekeeping to enablement.
- [GitOps is not the right tool for the job](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/gitops-is-not-the-right-tool-for-the-job): GitOps isn’t the right fit for modern Ops, DevOps, or platform engineering. Learn why static workflows fail to address dynamic cloud complexity and explore better tools for managing real-time infrastructure.
- [The Missing Revolution in Operations: Scaling Expertise in a Cloud-First World](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/the-missing-revolution-in-operations-scaling-expertise-in-a-cloud-first-world): Operations engineering is stuck in the past. This post breaks down why ops hasn’t had the same revolution as software development, explores the limits of DevOps, and argues for scaling expertise through reusable tools and clean abstractions. It’s time for ops to adopt lessons from software engineering and move the industry forward.
- [Your Guardrails are Bullshit](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/your-guardrails-are-bullshit): Your Guardrails are Bullshit
- [Convention over Configuration: Building Developer-Friendly IaC with OpenTofu](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/convention-over-configuration-for-infrastructure--building-developer-friendly-iac-with-opentofu-workshop): Learn how to implement convention-over-configuration for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using OpenTofu. Discover practical techniques to build developer-friendly IaC modules that streamline compliance, enforce business standards, and reduce operational friction.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Tooling and Best Practices (Part 10)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-tooling-and-best-practices-in-opentofu): Welcome to Week 10 of our OpenTofu Foundations series! This week, we’ll focus on essential tools that ensure your OpenTofu configurations are reliable, secure, and maintainable. By the end of this session, you’ll have enabled key tools, understood their value, and integrated them into your workflow.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Advanced State Management with OpenTofu (Part 9)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-advanced-state-management-with-opentofu): In this webinar, we'll look at advanced strategies for using and manipulating the statefile. If you work with OpenTofu (or Terraform) long enough, you **will** have to repair, modify, or recover state. Guaranteed.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Understanding State Management (Part 8)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-understanding-state-management): Welcome to Week 8 of our OpenTofu Foundations series! In this session, we'll delve into how OpenTofu manages the state of your infrastructure. Understanding state is crucial for effectively using OpenTofu, especially when working with teams and multiple environments. We’ll explore state files, secure storage options, and state locking strategies to ensure your infrastructure remains consistent and secure.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Multi-Environment Management with OpenTofu (Part 7)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-multi-environment-management): In this session we will learn how to manage multiple deployments with the same OpenTofu configuration. We will learn about workspaces which are OpenTofu's built in mechanism for managing multiple state backends. Next we will cover some tricks to make managing workspaces less error prone for users. Lastly we will look at Checkov and how to implement security and policy scanning to ensure your deployments meet your compliance needs.
- [Convention over Configuration: Building Developer-Friendly IaC with OpenTofu](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/convention-over-configuration-building-developer-friendly-iac-with-opentofu): Learn how to implement Convention over Configuration principles in your Infrastructure as Code using OpenTofu, making your IaC more maintainable and developer-friendly.
- [Getting Started with OpenTofu on Azure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/getting-started-with-opentofu-on-azure): OpenTofu is an infrastructure-as-code tool that lets you define both cloud and on-prem resources in human-readable configuration files that you can version, reuse, and share. This post will help you get started using OpenTofu to manage your Azure resources.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Testing and Validation with OpenTofu (Part 6)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-testing-and-validation): Learn how to incorporate testing and validation into your OpenTofu workflows. This session will focus on tools and practices for testing your infrastructure code, including syntax validation, resource policy checks, and simulating infrastructure changes before applying them.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Integrating OpenTofu into CI/CD Pipelines (Part 5)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-integrating-opentofu-into-cicd-pipelines): Integrate OpenTofu into CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure deployments. Set up a pipeline to test, validate, and apply configurations reliably.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Advanced Resource Management (Part 4)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-advanced-resource-management): Welcome to week four of the OpenTofu Foundations workshop! This week, we'll dive into some of the advanced strategies for managing OpenTofu resources, including data sources, loops, conditionals, dynamic blocks, and lifecycle rules.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Functions and Control Structures (Part 3)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-functions-and-control-structures): Welcome to week three of the OpenTofu workshop This week, we'll dive into functions and control structures. 90% of what we do as programmers is validate unknown data being passed to our programs, and manipulating imperfect data so we can connect software modules together. Functions help us provide a better more intuitive user experience and keep our code clean.
- [Are We Approaching Infrastructure as Code the Wrong Way?](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/are-we-approaching-infrastructure-as-code-the-wrong-way): As platform engineers, DevOps professionals, and operations experts, our primary role is to empower developers—to make them more efficient, to help them ship faster and more confidently.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Building Composable Infrastructure-as-Code Modules (Part 2)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations-building-composable-infrastructure-as-code-modules): Welcome to week two of the OpenTofu workshop! This week, we'll dive into the concept of modular infrastructure using OpenTofu. Modules are a powerful way to organize your code, promote reusability, and enforce best practices in Infrastructure as Code (IaC). By the end of this session, you'll be able to create your own modules, use existing ones, and apply best practices for modular infrastructure design.
- [OpenTofu Foundations: Getting Started with OpenTofu (Part 1)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/getting-started-with-opentofu): Welcome to week one of the OpenTofu workshop! In this module, you'll learn how to create an EC2 instance running Wordpress, set up a MariaDB database, and configure basic infrastructure in AWS. We’ll go through creating instances, security groups, and databases while discussing key Terraform/OpenTofu concepts.
- [OpenTofu Foundations - A FREE Weekly Workshop to Build your IaC Skills](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/opentofu-foundations---a-free-weekly-workshop-to-build-your-iac-skills): Are you ready to dive into the world of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with OpenTofu? We're excited to introduce this 10-week series, designed to take you from a beginner to a confident practitioner of OpenTofu. Whether you're just starting out with IaC or looking to solidify your knowledge of OpenTofu, this workshop is for you.
- [Dive into the Foundations of the Cloud with Mitchell Hashimoto on the Platform Engineering Podcast](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/dive-into-the-foundations-of-the-cloud-with-mitchell-hashimoto-on-the-platform-engineering-podcast): At Massdriver.cloud, we are always keen to bring you the latest insights and thought leadership in the world of platform engineering and DevOps. Our latest podcast episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of cloud infrastructure and its evolution.
- [Generating OpenTofu code from existing cloud resources with AI](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/generating-opentofu-code-from-existing-cloud-resources-with-ai): ClickOps got you down? In this post we'll learn how to generate OpenTofu code using AI. Its not a silver bullet, but it'll get you further than many of the tools in the OSS space.
- [Changelog: DevEx, AWS Marketplace, and an interview with Mitchell Hashimoto, creator of Terraform](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-devex-aws-marketplace-and-an-interview-with-mitchell-hashimoto-creator-of-terraform): Enhance your Massdriver experience with our latest graph updates! Enjoy faster, more intuitive navigation with new features like line icons for easy connection deletions, a minimap for quick access to complex infrastructures, and persistent user-defined layouts. Simplify environment comparisons with a single click. Plus, check out our Platform Engineering Podcast featuring Mitchell Hashimoto and streamline your procurement through AWS and Azure marketplaces for seamless billing and deployment.
- [Terraform Test Considered Harmful](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/terraform-test-considered-harmful): Why Terraform's New Test Functionality is a Step in the Wrong Direction
- [What is Platform Engineering?](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/what-is-platform-engineering): For teams ingrained in DevOps practices, this term ushers in a broader horizon, a fresh perspective on managing infrastructure. But what does Platform Engineering offer, especially for those adept in DevOps?
- [Generating Infrastructure-as-Code From Existing Cloud Resources](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/generating-infrastructure-as-code-from-existing-cloud-resources): Generating OpenTofu or Terraform from existing cloud resources is a tedious process fraught with gotchas. It's not a silver bullet for click-ops debt. This post will discuss caveats of tools and different approaches to generating IaC.
- [Progressing through the DevOps Maturity Model](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/progressing-through-the-devops-maturity-model): Improving your organization's position in the DevOps Maturity Model involves focusing on specific practices, tools, and processes that align with the capabilities and needs of each maturity level.
- [It Doesn't Have to be This Hard: A DevOps Journey](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-hard-a-devops-journey): Using common DevOps tooling shouldn't be this hard.
- [Tales from Production: Misaligned Text](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/tales-from-production-misaligned-text): A misaligned text bug that was not CSS.
- [Observability in Kubernetes With Jaeger](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/observability-in-kubernetes-with-jaeger): Observability in K8s With Jaeger
- [Infrastructure Bill of Materials](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/cloud-infrastructure-bill-of-materials): Massdriver's infrastructure bill of materials enables the feedback loop that powers cost and monitoring. Harness that power without transfering mangement control.
- [The Massdriver Bundle Spec](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/the-massdriver-bundle-spec): The Massdriver bundle spec helps engineers provision applications and infrastructure in the cloud while shrinking the surface area of the cloud API
- [Contextual Metrics](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/contextual-metrics): Massdriver simplifies cloud monitoring with an intuitive graph of in-context metrics, allowing for quick creation of dashboards, alarm setting, and efficient system troubleshooting.
- [Introducing Cost Insights](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/introducing-cost-insights): Managing cloud costs is a difficult task. Massdriver makes it easier with cost insights.
- [Strengthening Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity with Infrastructure as Code](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/strengthening-disaster-recovery-and-business-continuity-with-infrastructure-as-code): Infrastructure-as-Code has a pivotal role in bolstering disaster recovery and business continuity is substantial.
- [Massdriver Remains Unaffected by HashiCorp's Terraform Licensing Changes](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/massdriver-remains-unaffected-by-hashicorps-terraform-licensing-changes): Massdriver Remains Unaffected by HashiCorp's Terraform Licensing Changes
- [Announcing our $8m Series Seed](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/announcing-our-8m-series-seed): Announcing Our $8m Series Seed Led by Builders VC
- [The Changing Face of Open-Source](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/the-changing-face-of-open-source): How HashiCorp's BUSL Change is Actively Hurting the Open-Source Community
- [Massdriver pledges support for the Future of Terraform: OpenTofu](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/massdriver-pledges-support-for-the-future-of-terraform-opentofu): Massdriver pledges support for the Future of Terraform: OpenTofu
- [Changelog: First Deployment Onboarding Flow](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-first-deployment-onboarding-flow): Massdriver Changelog May 31st 2023
- [Changelog: App First Design](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-app-first-design): Massdriver Changelog April 6th 2023
- [Kubeflow guide: Part 1](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/kubeflow-guide-part-1): A quickstart on running Kubeflow locally on Docker for desktop Kubernetes (part 1)
- [Dilating GitHub Actions using Dialyzer](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/dilating-github-actions-using-dialyzer): Dialyzer is a powerful static analysis tool for Elixir. Here's how to to use it in GitHub Actions with minimal impact on build times.
- [Changelog: Metrics and Connections Recommendations](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-metrics-and-connections-recommendations): Massdriver Changelog March 8th 2023
- [The CIDR problem, and how we fixed it](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/the-cidr-problem-and-how-we-fixed-it): The CIDR problem, and how we fixed it with Auto-CIDR
- [Changelog: Preview Environments](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/changelog-preview-environments): Massdriver Changelog January 19th, 2023
- [DevOps is Bullshit](https://www.massdriver.cloud/blogs/devops-is-bullshit): A Critique of How We've Fooled Ourselves for Years.

## Webinars

- [Best Practices for Containerizing Web Apps with Docker](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/best-practices-for-containerizing-web-apps-with-docker-4): In this webinar you'll learn to Dockerize a web application and discover how to efficiently utilize containerization, streamline application deployment, and optimize resource utilization through practical demonstrations and expert insights.
- [Migrating Existing OpenTofu Modules into Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/migrating-existing-opentofu-modules-into-massdriver): In this webinar, we'll demonstrate how you can take existing OpenTofu (or Terraform) modules and migrate them into Massdriver, making it easy to publish, deploy and observe your infrastructure!
- [Open Office Hours](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/open-office-hours-4): Open Office Hours is a monthly webinar where we discuss the evolving landscape of cloud solutions and platform engineering. As always, we will be answering your in-depth questions about Massdriver, unraveling the complexities of cloud technologies, and exploring the latest trends in platform engineering. Tune in to deepen your understanding, engage with our experts, and be part of an insightful conversation that shapes the future of cloud computing.
- [Accelerate Your IaC adoption: Importing Infrastructure into Ready-Made Terraform / OpenTofu Templates](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/accelerate-your-iac-adoption-importing-infrastructure-into-ready-made-terraform-opentofu-templates): In this 60-minute session, learn how to import your existing infrastructure into Massdriver’s opinionated IaC templates, giving you a head start on building and managing your infrastructure as code with compliance, security, and best-practices out-of-the-box.
- [Migrate from Heroku to Azure using Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/migrate-from-heroku-to-azure-using-massdriver): Discover how to seamlessly migrate from Heroku to Azure using Massdriver in this webinar. We'll guide you through migrating web and worker apps, setting up a PostgreSQL database, a Redis cache, and deploying with Azure Web Apps. Plus, learn how to streamline your CI/CD process for a smooth transition.
- [Getting Started with OpenTofu in AWS](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/getting-started-with-opentofu-in-aws): Join us for a comprehensive webinar on getting started with OpenTofu, the Terraform fork, in AWS. Learn how to provision infrastructure, manage state effectively, and implement best practices for automation. We'll also cover importing existing resources into OpenTofu to optimize your cloud management.
- [Getting Started with OpenTofu in Azure](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/getting-started-with-opentofu-in-azure): Join us for a comprehensive webinar on getting started with OpenTofu, the Terraform fork, in Azure. Learn how to provision infrastructure, manage state effectively, and implement best practices for automation. We'll also cover importing existing resources into OpenTofu to optimize your cloud management.
- [Open Office Hours](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/open-office-hours-3): Open Office Hours is a monthly webinar where we discuss the evolving landscape of cloud solutions and platform engineering. As always, we will be answering your in-depth questions about Massdriver, unraveling the complexities of cloud technologies, and exploring the latest trends in platform engineering. Tune in to deepen your understanding, engage with our experts, and be part of an insightful conversation that shapes the future of cloud computing.
- [Writing Maintainable IaC: Use Case Specific OpenTofu / Terraform Modules](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/maintainable-iac-writing-use-case-specific-opentofu-terraform-modules): Join us for a webinar on Use Case-Oriented Design for Terraform modules. We will teach you to write maintainable modules tailored to specific functional requirements. This design philosophy enhances usability and ensures that each module performs optimally within its intended environment.
- [Running KubeVirt on AWS EKS](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/running-kubevirt-on-aws-eks): Kubernetes is a powerful workload orchestrator. But what if you have workloads that operate better in VM's instead of containers? KubeVirt extends the Kubernetes API, allowing it to not only schedule containers, but also schedule VM workloads. In this webinar, we'll configure an AWS EKS cluster to run KubeVirt and schedule VMs on bare metal nodes, alongside containers on traditional EC2 instances.
- [Generating OpenTofu / Terraform from Existing Cloud Resources](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/generating-infrastructure-as-code-from-existing-cloud-resources): This webinar is designed for developers, cloud architects, and IT professionals interested in automating and optimizing their cloud resource management. This session will introduce participants to OpenTofu, the open-source Terraform fork, and Terraformer, a tool that enables users to generate infrastructure as code (IaC) representations from their existing cloud resources across multiple platforms.
- [Airlock: Massdriver's New Open-Source Project](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/airlock-massdrivers-new-open-source-project): Join us as we showcase Massdriver's newest open source project: Airlock. With Airlock you can standardize the interface to your infrastructure-as-code around JSON schema, giving you rich validation, easy-to-use graphical interfaces, and interoperability between tools.
- [How to enable API endpoints with Massdriver apps](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/how-to-enable-api-endpoints-with-massdriver-apps): Unlock the potential of your microservice architecture with insights on exposing private and public API endpoints in Massdriver. Discover how these strategies can enhance your service communication and elevate your infrastructure's capabilities.
- [Scripting with Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/scripting-with-massdriver): Join our webinar to explore the capabilities of the Mass CLI tool, essential for operations teams seeking to enhance efficiency through advanced automation. Discover how to patch configurations across multiple applications simultaneously, run mutations in Massdriver's GraphQL, and integrate the Mass CLI's automation capabilities into your CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions. This session is a must-attend for those looking to leverage Massdriver's robust tooling for more streamlined and effective operational workflows.
- [Open Office Hours](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/open-office-hours-2): Join us for episode 2 of 'Open Office Hours' at Massdriver where we continue our journey into the evolving landscape of cloud solutions and platform engineering. As always, we will be answering your in-depth questions about Massdriver, unraveling the complexities of cloud technologies, and exploring the latest trends in platform engineering. Tune in to deepen your understanding, engage with our experts, and be part of an insightful conversation about the future of cloud computing. All skill levels welcome!
- [Observability in Kubernetes using Prometheus](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/observability-in-kubernetes-using-prometheus): Dive into the world of Kubernetes observability as we showcase configuring Prometheus for comprehensive monitoring of Kubernetes clusters, focusing on vital metrics like CPU, memory, and detailed pod and container statistics. Gain expertise in utilizing Grafana's powerful visualization tools to transform complex data into clear, actionable insights. Join us to enhance your DevOps toolkit, ensuring you stay at the forefront of Kubernetes management and optimization.
- [Observability in Kubernetes using Jaeger](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/observability-in-kubernetes-using-jaeger): Discover the power of OpenTelemetry tracing in Kubernetes. We'll be deploying Jaeger as a distributed tracing backend alongside an example application from which we will collect traces, and then debug our application. This webinar is beginner-friendly and requires only a basic understanding of common Kubernetes terms.
- [Debugging applications in Kubernetes](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/debugging-applications-in-kubernetes-3): CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, Pod Pending, Readiness check failed, PC Load Letter. What the **** does that mean? In this webinar, we'll look at how Kubernetes pods are scheduled, how they can fail, and how to troubleshoot the failures. Come join us and learn how you can start running your applications on the powerful Kubernetes container orchestrator.
- [Scaling Ops: Embracing platform engineering’s potential](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/scaling-ops-embracing-platform-engineerings-potential): As an operations professional, you may feel outnumbered. Developers need infrastructure and automation, and the security team, legal team, and even your CFO have requirements on top of that. Platform engineering is a practice that seeks to encode all of the non-negotiables while allowing self-service to developers. This involves abstracting security requirements, providing access to the tools to scale, developing alarms and backups out of the box, allowing for cost restrictions and monitoring, and other strategies to help your organization innovate efficiently. In this webinar, we'll explore strategies to build software around your existing automation to provide both developers and stakeholders with an experience that meets their needs.
- [Open Office Hours](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/open-office-hours): Join us for our inaugural episode of 'Open Office Hours', where we'll be answering your questions about Massdriver, cloud solutions, and platform engineering. Additionally, we'll recap the notable moments from 2023 and discuss what's got us excited in the year ahead.
- [AI Made Simple: Deploying Stable Diffusion with Massdriver and SageMaker](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/deploying-stable-diffusion-with-massdriver-and-sagemaker): AI is not just a buzzword—it's a revolution, and the power lies in bringing it to life. In this webinar, we're showcasing the real-world deployment of Stable Diffusion text-to-image models using Massdriver. Experience firsthand the simplicity of launching a SageMaker Studio for pioneering AI research and setting up an Inference Endpoint for user engagement all without the intricacies of AWS infrastructure. Massdriver's user-friendly interfaces are your ticket to deploying AI models like Stable Diffusion with the ease of a few clicks.
- [Writing Maintainable Infrastructure as Code](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/writing-maintainable-infrastructure-as-code): In this webinar you'll learn to design infrastructure-as-code modules that are maintainable and extensible. I’ll also cover why IaC registry modules are problematic and why your team should consider writing their own. The talk will use OpenTofu/Terraform to illustrate but applies to other IaC tools like Pulumi and Crossplane.
- [Zero Down Time Deployments in Kubernetes](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/zero-down-time-deployments-in-kubernetes): If you've run web based applications in Kubernetes, you (or your users) may have noticed a spike in errors and 503's when rolling out new versions of your application. In this webinar, we'll look at some of the strategies you can use to rollout application changes with 0 downtime. There will be a workshop portion where we will take an example application which is having 503's during rollouts and use the strategies discussed in the webinar to eliminate them and achieve 0 downtime rollouts.
- [Massdriver Feature Showcase: Bundle Building](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/massdriver-feature-showcase-bundle-building-2): In this webinar, you'll learn to take Terraform modules and publish them to the Massdriver Package Registry. You'll learn how to use dynamic configuration, principle of least privilege IAM, and infrastructure monitoring.
- [Massdriver Feature Showcase: Environmental Parity](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/massdriver-feature-showcase-environmental-parity): Learn how our environmental parity capability allows for the seamless replication and synchronization of your architectural resources across different environments within the same project, ensuring consistency without altering the scale. Don't miss the chance to discover how Environmental Parity can revolutionize your cloud management and optimize your workflows.
- [AKS Made Easy on Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/aks-made-easy-on-massdriver): In this webinar, discover how Massdriver simplifies the deployment and management of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), making it easy for organizations to harness the power of container orchestration and streamline their cloud-native applications. Learn how Massdriver eliminates the complexity of managing Kubernetes, enabling you to effortlessly optimize your infrastructure for enhanced scalability and efficiency, all while simplifying your cloud-native application management.
- [Best Practices for Containerizing Web Apps with Docker](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/best-practices-for-containerizing-web-apps-with-docker-3): In this webinar you'll learn to dockerize a web application and discover how to efficiently utilize containerization, streamline application deployment, and optimize resource utilization through practical demonstrations and expert insights. Gain a comprehensive understanding of Docker fundamentals and learn valuable tips and tricks to enhance your development workflow and maximize the benefits of containerization technology.
- [Debugging Applications in Kubernetes](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/debugging-applications-in-kubernetes-2): In this webinar, we'll look at how Kubernetes pods are scheduled, how they can fail, and how to troubleshoot the failures. Come join us and learn how you can start running your applications on the powerful Kubernetes container orchestrator.
- [Load Testing with Grafana K6](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/load-testing-with-grafana-k6): Being caught off guard by traffic to your application can ruin your day or worse your night. Learn to get ahead of your success and leverage load testing to scale your applications.
- [Upgrading PostgreSQL Versions with Minimal Downtime](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/upgrading-postgresql-versions-with-minimal-downtime): In this webinar, we'll dive into practical strategies, best practices, and useful tools that will help you seamlessly upgrade your PostgreSQL database version or migrate to a database provider with little to no downtime. Whether you're a database administrator, developer, or IT professional, this webinar is designed to equip you with valuable insights and skills to successfully navigate the upgrade process and enhance your database management expertise.
- [Debugging Applications in Kubernetes](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/debugging-applications-in-kubernetes): In this webinar, we'll look at how Kubernetes pods are scheduled, how they can fail, and how to troubleshoot the failures. Come join us and learn how you can start running your applications on the powerful Kubernetes container orchestrator.
- [Running Azure OpenAI with Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/running-azure-openai-with-massdriver): In this tutorial you'll learn how to build a best-practice infrastructure bundle for running OpenAI on Azure with alarms, secrets management, and parity out-of-the-box. We'll fine-tune OpenAI and run a demo application to use its API.
- [Deploying 3-tier Web Applications on Kubernetes with Massdriver](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/deploying-3-tier-web-applications-on-kubernetes-with-massdriver): In this webinar you’ll learn to push docker images to the Azure Container Registry (ACR) and deploy applications to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Massdriver. We’ll discuss the best-practices, security, and compliance of various cloud resources deployed during the webinar.
- [Massdriver Feature Showcase: Diffing Environments & Deployments](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/massdriver-feature-showcase-diffing-environments-deployments-cf809): In this webinar, you'll learn how to lower mean time to resolution with visual change history diffing and how to quickly spot configuration differences across regions and environments cutting your debugging time in half.
- [Massdriver Feature Showcase: Bundle Building](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/massdriver-feature-showcase-bundle-building): In this webinar, you'll learn to take Terraform modules and publish them to the Massdriver Package Registry. You'll learn how to use dynamic configuration, principle of least privilege IAM, and infrastructure monitoring.
- [Best Practices for Containerizing Web Apps with Docker](https://www.massdriver.cloud/webinars/best-practices-for-containerizing-web-apps-with-docker): In this webinar, you'll learn to dockerize a web application and discover how to efficiently utilize containerization, streamline application deployment, and optimize resource utilization through practical demonstrations and expert insights. Gain a comprehensive understanding of Docker fundamentals and learn valuable tips and tricks to enhance your development workflow and maximize the benefits of containerization technology.

## Podcast

- [Platform Engineering Podcast](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast): The Platform Engineering Podcast by Massdriver: Cory O'Daniel talks with the engineers and leaders building internal platforms about how the work really gets done.
- [Taking a Summer Break: What Would You Like To Hear This Fall?](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/taking-a-summer-break-what-would-you-like-to-hear-this-fall): We're hitting pause for the summer on new episodes of the Platform Engineering Podcast, but don’t worry, we’ve got some great episodes in the feed to keep you…
- [What Do Service Meshes Actually Solve? (William Morgan, Buoyant/Linkerd)](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/what-do-service-meshes-actually-solve-william-morgan-buoyant-linkerd): William Morgan (Buoyant): Network calls fail in ways function calls never do - and once a monolith becomes microservices, reliability problems show up fast…
- [Continuous Integration at Agentic Velocity with CircleCI’s Rob Zuber](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/continuous-integration-at-agentic-velocity-with-circlecis-rob-zuber): Rob Zuber (CircleCI): When code gets cheaper to produce, feedback becomes the limiting factor - CI, reviews, and the handoffs between tools can quietly slow…
- [Durable Execution for Real‑World Failures with Temporal’s Cornelia Davis](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/durable-execution-for-realworld-failures-with-temporals-cornelia-davis): Cornelia Davis (Temporal): A lot of infrastructure and automation fails for ordinary reasons: rate limits, flaky networks, partial permissions, long-running…
- [You Need AI Sysadmins Can Trust, With Cribl's Nikhil Mungel](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/you-need-ai-sysadmins-can-trust-with-cribls-nikhil-mungel): Nikhil Mungel (Cribl): What happens when a non-deterministic AI system is asked to touch production telemetry or generate changes for an SRE pipeline? The…
- [Green CI and Merge Queue Mastery with Trunk’s Eli Schleifer](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/green-ci-and-merge-queue-mastery-with-trunks-eli-schleifer): Eli Schleifer (Trunk): When a flaky test can stall a merge queue, “just rerun CI” stops scaling fast.
- [AI-Native Ops: Making AI Safe for Production with William Collins](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/ai-native-ops-making-ai-safe-for-production-with-william-collins): William Collins (Itential): What happens when your “coworker” can generate code and changes faster than your team can review them, and production still has to…
- [Infrastructure as Code's Hidden Problem with Pavlo Baron](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/infrastructure-as-codes-hidden-problem-with-pavlo-baron): Pavlo Baron (Platform Engineering Labs): Terraform drift, state wrangling, and a growing “tools for tools” stack are still daily work for many platform teams…
- [Why Extend Went All-In on Serverless Platform Engineering](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/why-extend-went-all-in-on-serverless-platform-engineering): Justin Masse (Extend): Billions of requests a month on AWS Lambda can cost less than a single engineer’s laptop budget, but only if the architecture and…
- [Observability in the AI Era with New Relic's Nic Benders](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/observability-in-the-ai-era-with-new-relics-nic-benders): Nic Benders (New Relic): What happens when nobody wrote the code running in your production environment? As AI-generated software becomes standard practice…
- [Simplicity at Scale: Cleaning House for Platform Teams with Brian Childress](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/simplicity-at-scale-cleaning-house-for-platform-teams-with-brian-childress): Brian Childress, Platform engineer and fractional CTO: Why do so many “modern” platforms feel slow, fragile, and painful to work on?
- [Using Feature Flags to Tame Complexity with Mike Zorn](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/using-feature-flags-to-tame-complexity-with-mike-zorn): Mike Zorn (Rippling): What if changing a single flag could save you from a failed migration, a broken API, or a late-night rollback?
- [Policy as Code: Kyverno and Securing Kubernetes at Scale with Jim Bugwadia](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/policy-as-code-kyverno-and-securing-kubernetes-at-scale-with-jim-bugwadia): Jim Bugwadia (Nirmata): Most Kubernetes security breaches don't come from zero-day exploits - they come from misconfigurations. While your team runs scanners…
- [Guest Host: Kelsey Hightower - Beyond Pipelines: Infrastructure As Data](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/guest-host-kelsey-hightower-beyond-pipelines-infrastructure-as-data): Kelsey Hightower, Guest host: Is your Git repo really the source of truth for infrastructure - or just a suggestion?
- [Guest Host: Kelsey Hightower - Are CI/CD and GitOps Just Making Things Harder?](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/guest-host-kelsey-hightower-are-ci-cd-and-gitops-just-making-things-harder): Kelsey Hightower, Guest host: What if your production environment had a live, trustworthy blueprint you could zoom in and out of on demand?
- [Guest Host: Kelsey Hightower — Why IaC Alone Isn’t Enough](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/guest-host-kelsey-hightower-why-iac-alone-isnt-enough): Kelsey Hightower, Guest host: Ever wonder why strong Terraform modules still lead to long review queues and fragile pipelines? From hand-built scripts and…
- [How to Ship Faster with Feature Flags: Insights from Unleash](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/how-to-ship-faster-with-feature-flags-insights-from-unleash): Michael Ferranti (Unleash): Still freezing code before Black Friday and hoping nothing breaks? Feature flags can help you ship smaller, safer changes…
- [GraphQL, MCP, and the Future of APIs with Apollo CEO Matt DeBergalis](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/graphql-mcp-and-the-future-of-apis-with-apollo-ceo-matt-debergalis): Matt DeBergalis (Apollo GraphQL): What if your API layer could help you ship faster today and make tomorrow’s AI workflows safer and easier to build?
- [Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview with Mike Mroczka](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/beyond-cracking-the-coding-interview-with-mike-mroczka): Mike Mroczka, Primary author of Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview, Ex-Google: Ever wondered how many “perfect” candidates simply learned the test—or how…
- [From React to Dagster: Pete Hunt on Data, Infra, and AI-Ready Platforms](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/from-react-to-dagster-pete-hunt-on-data-infra-and-ai-ready-platforms): Pete Hunt (Dagster): Is Postgres actually a better message queue than Kafka? This provocative question is just one of many insights Pete Hunt shares in this…
- [Building Better Platforms with Dapr: Abstractions, Portability, and Durable Systems with Mark Fussell](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/building-better-platforms-with-dapr-abstractions-portability-and-durable-systems-with-mark-fussell): Mark Fussell (Diagrid): Cloud lock-in isn't just about where your data lives—it's about how deeply cloud-specific code permeates your applications. Mark…
- [What CVEs Did for Security, CREs Are Doing for Reliability](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/what-cves-did-for-security-cres-are-doing-for-reliability): Tony Meehan (Prequel): Did you know that software engineers often "learn things the hard way" because they lack a standardized system to share knowledge about…
- [From DevOps to 'Vibe Coding': Gene Kim on AI-Assisted Development and Platform Engineering](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/from-devops-to-vibe-coding-gene-kim-on-ai-assisted-development-and-platform-engineering): What if you could turn a five-year software project into a one-month endeavor? Gene Kim, co-founder of IT Revolution and author of The Phoenix Project…
- [Snyk’s Danny Allan on Making Security Developer-Friendly](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/snyks-danny-allan-on-making-security-developer-friendly): Danny Allan (Snyk): Security often feels like a roadblock to developers, but what if it could be seamlessly integrated into the development process? As…
- [vCluster with Lukas Gentele: Rethinking Kubernetes Multi-Tenancy](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/vcluster-with-lukas-gentele-rethinking-kubernetes-multi-tenancy): Lukas Gentele (LoftLabs): Are your platform teams constantly saying "no" to requests for new Kubernetes clusters? The traditional approach to Kubernetes…
- [Building Real-World Platforms: Abby Bangser on CNCF, Kratix, & Syntasso](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/building-real-world-platforms-abby-bangser-on-cncf-kratix-syntasso): Abby Bangser (Syntasso): When organizations grow beyond using third-party platforms, they face a critical challenge: how to build internal platforms that…
- [Smart TV Testing Made Simple with Dave Lucia of TV Labs](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/smart-tv-testing-made-simple): Dave Lucia (TV Labs): Testing smart TV applications presents unique challenges that traditional web testing approaches can't solve. Dave Lucia, CTO and…
- [Trust, Lock-in, And Better Infrastructure Management](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/trust-lock-in-and-better-infrastructure-management): Why do 70% of organizations still struggle to adopt infrastructure as code? Sören Martius, CPO and co-founder of Terramate, joins Cory O'Daniel to tackle the…
- [Meeting Developers In Their Existing Workflows: The Terrateam Advantage](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/meeting-developers-in-their-existing-workflows-the-terrateam-advantage): Malcolm Matalka (Terrateam): Building infrastructure tooling doesn't require massive VC funding or a huge team - just ask Malcolm Matalka, co-founder of…
- [Beyond GitOps: Rethinking Cloud Self-Service with Dave Williams](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/beyond-gitops-rethinking-cloud-self-service-with-dave-williams): Is GitOps holding your team back? In this thought-provoking conversation with Massdriver co-founder Dave Williams, we challenge conventional wisdom around…
- [Breaking Down Healthcare Delivery Barriers with Joel Vasallo](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/breaking-down-healthcare-delivery-barriers-with-joel-vasallo): Joel Vasallo (TAG): Feeling overwhelmed by the number of apps you need to manage while building developer trust, managing costs, and trying to create an…
- [Cloud Migration Strategies with Alex Voorhees of 66 Degrees](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/cloud-migration-strategies-with-66-degrees): Alex Voorhees (66 Degrees): Navigating cloud migrations and building modern platforms is challenging in the best of circumstances. Alex Voorhees, VP of Cloud…
- [Democratizing Kubernetes: The Kubefirst Journey with John Dietz](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/democratizing-kubernetes-the-kubefirst-journey-with-john-dietz): John Dietz, CEO and co-founder of Konstruct (formerly Kubefirst), joins us fresh from KubeCon North America to discuss the evolution of cloud-native platform…
- [Executing Well in Healthcare with Jessica Kalinowski](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/executing-well-in-healthcare-with-jessica-kalinowski): Jessica Kalinowski (connectRN): Jessica Kalinowski, VP of DevOps and Corporate IT at Connect RN, shares her journey from corporate IT to implementing DevOps…
- [Solomon Hykes on Docker, Dagger, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/solomon-hykes-on-docker-dagger-and-the-future-of-devops): Solomon Hykes (Dagger): In this episode, Solomon Hykes discusses the journey from Docker's inception to its widespread adoption, the challenges faced in…
- [Security and Scalability with Justin Berman from Thirty Madison](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/security-and-scalability-with-justin-berman-from-thirty-madison): Justin Berman (Thirty Madison): In this episode of the Platform Engineering Podcast, Cory O'Daniel sits down with Justin Berman, Vice President of Platform…
- [Engineering Culture Change with Stack Overflow’s Peter O’Connor](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/engineering-culture-change-with-stack-overflows-peter-oconnor): Peter O'Connor (Stack Overflow): Join us as we learn about Stack Overflow's monumental shift from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud with Peter O'Connor…
- [Platform Engineering for Social Good with Code for America’s Grace Huntley](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/platform-engineering-for-social-good-with-code-for-americas-grace-huntley): Grace Huntley (Code for America): Want your work to mean more?
- [Bridging Tech and Human Factors in Platform Engineering with Morteza Irdmousa](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/bridging-tech-and-human-factors-in-platform-engineering-with-morteza-irdmousa): Morteza Irdmousa (Curative): Technical expertise is undoubtedly important when it comes to implementing Platform Engineering but unless you are also paying…
- [From Netflix to the Cloud: Adrian Cockroft on DevOps, Microservices, and Sustainability](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/from-netflix-to-the-cloud-adrian-cockroft-on-devops-microservices-and-sustainability): Adrian Cockcroft, Tech Advisor: In this episode Cory sits down with Adrian Cockroft, a pioneering technologist who played a crucial role in Netflix's…
- [Foundations of The Cloud With Brian Grant, Kubernetes](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/foundations-of-the-cloud-with-brian-grant-kubernetes): Brian Grant (ConfigHub): It’s episode four of the Platform Engineering Podcast’s special series on the Foundations of The Cloud! This time Cory O'Daniel sits…
- [Foundations of The Cloud With Mitchell Hashimoto, Terraform](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/foundations-of-the-cloud-with-mitchell-hashimoto-terraform): Mitchell Hashimoto (HashiCorp): In this third episode of the Platform Engineering Podcast’s special series on the Foundations of The Cloud, host Corey…
- [Foundations of The Cloud With Adam Jacob, Chef](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/foundations-of-the-cloud-with-adam-jacob-chef): Adam Jacob (System Initiative): In this second episode of the Platform Engineering Podcast’s special series on the Foundations of The Cloud, Cory O’Daniel…
- [Foundations of the Cloud with Mark Burgess, CFEngine](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/foundations-of-the-cloud-with-mark-burgess-cfengine): Mark Burgess (CFEngine): In this special episode of the Platform Engineering Podcast on Foundations of The Cloud, Cory O'Daniel chats with Mark Burgess, the…
- [Navigating AI And Platform Engineering With Amey Patil](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/navigating-ai-and-platform-engineering-with-amey-patil): In this episode of the Platform Engineering Podcast, Cory O’Daniel speaks with Amey Patil, Head of Platform Engineering at Google Ads and Google Analytics.…
- [The Role Of Startups In Moving Platform Engineering Forward With Colton Dempsey Of Next 47](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/the-role-of-startups-in-moving-platform-engineering-forward-with-colton-dempsey-of-next-47): Colton Dempsey (Next47): Startups always bring refreshing perspectives and brand-new ideas to any space, and the platform engineering industry is no…
- [Unlocking the Potential of Hybrid Cloud with Cory O'Daniel](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/unlocking-the-potential-of-hybrid-cloud-with-cory-odaniel): Cory O'Daniel (Massdriver): In this episode Chris Hill asks Cory O’Daniel, CEO and co-founder of Massdriver, to explain the concept and benefits of hybrid…
- [Infrastructure As Code: Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery With Cory O'Daniel](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/infrastructure-as-code-business-continuity-and-disaster-recovery-with-cory-odaniel): Cory O'Daniel (Massdriver): Chris Hill sits down with Cory O'Daniel to talk about how Infrastructure as Code can help with disaster recovery and business…
- [DevOps & Platform Engineering - What's The Difference? With Dave Williams](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/devops-platform-engineering-whats-the-difference-with-dave-williams): Dave Williams (Massdriver): In this week's episode, Chris Hill gets Dave Williams to go deeper into how platform engineering is moving one step beyond DevOps.…
- [Is DevOps Bullshit? An Interview With Cory O’Daniel, Author Of The “DevOps Is Bullshit” Blog Post](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/is-devops-bullshit-an-interview-with-cory-odaniel-author-of-the-devops-is-bullshit-blog-post): Cory O'Daniel (Massdriver): DevOps was conceived as a way to bring developers and operations together, but has it really worked? In this episode, Dave…
- [What Is Platform Engineering? A Cloud Operation Engineer’s Perspective](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/what-is-platform-engineering-a-cloud-operation-engineers-perspective): Chris Hill (Massdriver): For teams ingrained in DevOps practices, Platform Engineering ushers in a broader horizon, a fresh perspective on managing…
- [What Is Platform Engineering? From A Developer's Perspective](https://www.massdriver.cloud/podcast/what-is-platform-engineering-from-a-developers-perspective): Dave Williams (Massdriver): For teams ingrained in DevOps practices, this term ushers in a broader horizon, a fresh perspective on managing infrastructure and…

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