Terraform: How are Data Sources used?

When working with HashiCorp Terraform, it’s important to understand how to interact with external systems and data. Terraform provides a mechanism to query and use information from external sources through data sources using a data block. In this article, we’ll explore what data sources are, provide a use case to…

10/10/2023 Article Bloggers Chris Pietschmann

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