Introduction One would argue that among the core advantages of going cloud today, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is at the top of the list. In order to realize it's full potential, your IaC needs to be part of your DevOps pipeline. You may have encountered this concept before and be wondering what it is exactly or for those more acquainted with the cloud or modern Information Technology trends, you may be looking at taking full advantage of IaC and wanting to explore better practices around IaC Source controlling and versioning. Regardless of which of the above categories you may fall under, I think this article will prove beneficial. Concepts Explained 1. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Let's go back to the past (Well, the present for some). John is working on a new software project, so he asks the infrastructure team from his company to provision a Test environment where he can test the new piece of software on. He puts together a ton of documentatio...