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Andrey Kogan
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[Market Research] Would you find a Terraform visualization tool like this useful? Feedback needed!

Hi everyone! πŸ‘‹

We are developing a new Terraform visualization tool, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. The tool aims to solve several pain points that many of us face when managing infrastructure using Terraform. Your feedback would be super valuable to refine the idea and see if it’s something you'd actually find useful!

Here’s what it does:

Pain points it solves:

  • No easy way to visualize infrastructure: It generates a real-time graph of your Terraform resources, showing relationships and dependencies.

  • Cloud cost visibility: It provides detailed cost breakdowns (monthly/yearly) for each component and the whole environment.

  • Outdated resources: It detects and alerts for outdated Terraform modules and providers.

  • Sync with version control: Integrates with VCS (like GitHub) and updates the visualization and cost estimates automatically after each commit, ensuring your view is always up-to-date.

  • Design and generate Terraform code: You can create a desired infrastructure visually using drag-and-drop and generate Terraform code from it, making it easier to build and deploy your cloud resources.

What’s in it for you?

  • Simplified infrastructure management: Get a clear view of even the most complex cloud setups.

  • Optimize costs: Know exactly where your money is going and avoid surprises in cloud bills.

  • Boost productivity: Spend less time troubleshooting and designing infrastructure manually.

  • Security and performance: Stay ahead by keeping Terraform modules and providers up-to-date.

How would you use it?

  1. For Individuals: Freelancers or small DevOps teams can use it for better cost control, quick visualizations, and easy infrastructure planning.

  2. For Enterprises: Larger companies can manage multi-cloud environments, integrate it with CI/CD pipelines, and keep infrastructure continuously optimized and secure.

What do you think?

Would a tool like this be helpful to you? What features would you love to see? Do you see any blockers that would prevent you from using it? We'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions!

Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts! Your feedback will help shape the direction of this tool and determine whether it can provide real value to the community. 😊

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