Elastic Announces the General Availability of the Elastic Cloud Terraform Provider

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Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) has released the HashiCorp verified Elastic Cloud Terraform provider, enhancing infrastructure management for users of HashiCorp Terraform. This provider automates data infrastructure deployment, enabling IT teams to manage Elastic deployments as code across multiple cloud environments. Key features include deployment autoscaling, configuration management, and plugin management. The collaboration aims to improve operational efficiency for enterprise IT teams and managed service providers.

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• General availability of the HashiCorp verified Elastic Cloud Terraform provider enhances infrastructure management.
• Increased productivity and visibility for IT teams due to automation of deployment processes.
• Ability to apply automation code on Elastic Cloud deployments across various public clouds.

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HashiCorp Verified Elastic Cloud Terraform Provider Makes it Easy for Customers to Provision Infrastructure in Single or Multi-Cloud Environments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) announced the general availability of the HashiCorp verified Elastic Cloud Terraform provider to deliver the best possible infrastructure-as-code experience for users of HashiCorp Terraform to deploy and manage Elastic Cloud.

HashiCorp Terraform is a tool that allows users to manage the entire lifecycle of infrastructure using infrastructure as code. The Elastic Cloud Terraform provider delivers increased productivity and visibility to IT teams by automating their data infrastructure deployment and streamlining monitoring workflows.

Users can now apply the same automation code on Elastic Cloud deployments across all public clouds available in Elasticsearch Service on Elastic Cloud, or on premises using Elastic Cloud Enterprise.

Elastic Cloud Terraform provider features include:

• Managing Elastic deployments: Configure, scale, and deploy Elastic stack deployments as code, using common source control tools and methodologies.
• Deployment autoscaling: Dynamically scale deployments to ensure performance and reliability, regardless of deployment topology or data tier configuration.
• Deployment aliases: Reduce management overhead and enable configuration management for Beats clients by managing cluster names as code.
• Deployment extensions: Manage and upload Elastic plugins and script bundles with the new Elastic Cloud resource type extension.

For more information about the expanded partnership with HashiCorp, read the blog here.

Supporting Quotes

• “Together with HashiCorp, we are making it easier than ever for customers to provision infrastructure in single or multi-cloud environments,” said Omer Kushmaro, Senior Product Manager at Elastic. “From enterprise IT teams responsible for diverse IT environments, to managed service providers that spin up infrastructures for clients, customers can gain operational efficiencies by utilizing the Elastic Cloud Terraform provider to incorporate Elastic Stack deployments into their infrastructure-as-code.”
• “We are excited to have Elastic as a technology partner and look forward to our future collaboration,” said Asvin Ramesh, Sr. Director, Alliances at HashiCorp. “With the new HashiCorp Terraform Verified provider for Elastic Cloud, our mutual users and customers can leverage the power of infrastructure as code to automate the provisioning and management of cloud deployments, by acting as a bridge to the Elasticsearch Service.”

About Elastic

Elastic is a search company built on a free and open heritage. Anyone can use Elastic products and solutions to get started quickly and frictionlessly. Elastic offers three solutions for enterprise search, observability, and security, built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Cisco, eBay, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe and is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol ESTC. Learn more at elastic.co.

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Jennifer Malleo

PR-Team@elastic.co

Source: Elastic N.V.

FAQ

What is the new Elastic Cloud Terraform provider?

The new provider allows users to easily manage Elastic deployments as code, enhancing infrastructure management for HashiCorp Terraform users.

How does the Elastic Cloud Terraform provider improve IT operations?

It automates data infrastructure deployment, increasing productivity and visibility while streamlining monitoring workflows.

What are the key features of the Elastic Cloud Terraform provider?

Key features include managing Elastic deployments, deployment autoscaling, deployment aliases, and deployment extensions for plugins.

When was the Elastic Cloud Terraform provider announced?

The provider was announced on the date of the press release, which is today.