SCALING INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE PRACTICES IN GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH DISTRIBUTED DEVOPS TEAMS
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Infrastructure As Code, Devops, Distributed Teams, Automation, Global Organizations, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Engineering, ScalabilitySynopsis
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has emerged as a transformative practice in DevOps, enabling organizations to automate infrastructure provisioning, ensure consistency, and scale systems globally. For distributed DevOps teams, IaC offers both opportunities and challenges: it streamlines deployment pipelines, yet introduces governance, collaboration, and security complexities across geographies. This paper explores the evolution of IaC, synthesizes insights scholarly work, and develops a conceptual framework for scaling IaC in global organizations. Through comparative analysis, case examples, and tabular illustrations, we highlight the best practices, technical models, and organizational strategies required to achieve efficiency and resilience in distributed DevOps environments.
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