
The evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has dramatically reshaped IT infrastructure management, leveraging open-source principles to foster innovation, collaboration, and efficiency. This transformative journey draws synergistically from Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps practices, culminating in a powerful, community-driven paradigm that enhances reliability, scalability, and security. IaC’s roots can be traced back to the late 1990s, when automation was