CloudTwin Hands On - Introduction

As organizations increasingly migrate workloads to the cloud, managing the complexities of cloud infrastructure becomes challenging, with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform offering both solutions and potential pitfalls. Lightlytics' CloudTwin engine provides an innovative approach by simulating cloud environments in real-time, allowing users to anticipate the impact of proposed Terraform changes and prevent misconfigurations. The example of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) illustrates how common mistakes, such as non-encrypted, publicly accessible instances, can lead to compliance failures and security vulnerabilities. Lightlytics identifies these misconfigurations and offers predefined best practices for availability, security, compliance, and cost, which are validated with every change. The simulation process helps prevent outages caused by human error and ensures that cloud deployments are resilient and secure, highlighting the importance of simulation in managing cloud infrastructure effectively.