Authored by Mike Bookham and Dan Sheldon, the blog post discusses the automation of database operations using Terraform, particularly focusing on deploying CockroachDB Dedicated with Terraform in combination with AWS EKS. Terraform, a widely adopted Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, allows users to define the desired state of their infrastructure, automating processes like cloud infrastructure creation and application deployment. The post provides a step-by-step guide for deploying a CockroachDB Dedicated Cluster using the newly released CockroachDB Cloud Terraform provider, emphasizing the importance of prerequisites such as Git CLI, Terraform, Cockroach Cloud API Key, AWS CLI, and kubectl. It outlines the process from cloning the repository to applying the Terraform script, which sets up the necessary components and validates connectivity between the AWS EKS Kubernetes cluster and CockroachDB. The blog highlights the efficiency and consistency benefits of using IaC in managing infrastructure and anticipates future enhancements to the CockroachDB Cloud Terraform provider to improve the deployment experience further.