Agente de ejecución
A component or process that executes automation tasks, jobs, or scripts on target systems as part of a CI/CD pipeline or orchestration workflow.
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Infrastructure as Code
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Almacén de credenciales
A secure repository for managing, storing, and retrieving credentials such as API keys, passwords, and certificates used in infrastructure automation and integrations.
View termAlmacén de parámetros
A secure, centralized service or mechanism for storing and retrieving configuration parameters, secrets, and environment variables for infrastructure automation.
View termAplicación de políticas
Automated validation and enforcement of security, compliance, and operational policies during infrastructure provisioning and application deployment.
View termAplicación de políticas
The automated application and monitoring of organizational, security, or regulatory policies on infrastructure resources to ensure compliance throughout the system lifecycle.
View termAprovisionamiento automatizado
The fully automated creation, configuration, and deployment of infrastructure resources using predefined templates, scripts, or orchestration tools.
View termAprovisionamiento de recursos
The automated allocation and configuration of infrastructure resources such as servers, storage, or networks based on defined specifications using code or orchestration tools.
View termArchivo de estado
A structured file used by IaC tools to track the current and intended state of managed resources, supporting change tracking, drift detection, and automation consistency.
View termArchivo de parámetros
A configuration file containing variable values and settings used to customize infrastructure deployments, referenced by templates or automation scripts.
View termArchivo de plan
A machine-generated file containing an explicit set of changes to be made to infrastructure, used for auditing and validating planned modifications before execution.
View termAsignación de recursos
The process of assigning compute, storage, network, or cloud resources to specific applications, workloads, or teams according to policy and operational requirements.
View termAutomatización de cambios
The use of automated workflows and tools to implement infrastructure or configuration changes, reducing manual intervention and ensuring consistent, repeatable deployments across environments.
View termAutomatización de flujos de trabajo
The orchestration and execution of IT tasks, processes, or integrations through automated workflows, enabling consistent, repeatable, and policy-compliant infrastructure operations with minimal manual intervention.
View termAutomatización de la canalización
The end-to-end automation of build, test, deployment, and infrastructure tasks in a continuous integration and delivery workflow.
View termAutomatización de pila
The end-to-end automation of deploying, updating, and managing all components of an application or infrastructure stack through integrated orchestration tools and code.
View termAutomatización de runbooks
Automated execution of standardized operational procedures (runbooks) for IT systems, enabling incident response, remediation, and maintenance tasks without manual intervention.
View termBackend remoto
A cloud-based or remote storage system used to securely manage and store the state files, logs, and configurations for Infrastructure as Code automation tools.
View termBiblioteca de planos
A curated collection of reusable, validated templates, modules, and reference architectures for automating infrastructure deployments, often maintained in centralized repositories.
View termBloqueo de estado
A mechanism in infrastructure automation that prevents simultaneous or conflicting operations on a resource state file, ensuring safe and consistent updates.
View termCanalización de release
An automated sequence of stages that governs the building, testing, approval, and deployment of software or infrastructure changes.
View termCatálogo de servicios
A curated inventory of approved infrastructure, platform, or application services available for automated provisioning and governance.
View termCiclo de vida de recursos
The set of phases that a cloud or infrastructure resource undergoes from creation and configuration through modification to decommissioning or deletion, as tracked by automation or IaC systems.
View termConjunto de cambios
A defined group of infrastructure changes that are previewed, reviewed, and applied together as a single deployment action, supporting auditable automation workflows.
View termConjunto de cambios
A collection of planned changes to infrastructure or configuration, previewed and validated before actual deployment in an automated workflow.
View termControl de cambios
A formalized process for requesting, evaluating, approving, and tracking infrastructure or configuration changes to minimize risk and ensure auditability.
View termCumplimiento de políticas
The adherence of infrastructure resources and configurations to defined organizational, regulatory, or security policies, typically monitored and enforced by automation and compliance tools.
View termDependencia de módulo
A reference relationship in which an infrastructure module relies on outputs or configurations from another module, impacting orchestration, provisioning order, and automation workflows.
View termDescubrimiento de recursos
The automated identification and inventory of infrastructure resources across cloud and on-premises environments, typically integrated with configuration management databases and monitoring dashboards.
View termDesviación de configuración
A state in which the actual configuration of infrastructure resources deviates from the intended or documented configuration, often leading to compliance or operational risks.
View termDesviación de configuración
The state in which actual infrastructure or application configurations diverge from the declared or desired state as managed by IaC or automation tools, often leading to operational inconsistencies.
View termDetección de desviación
The automated process of identifying differences between the actual state of infrastructure and its intended, declarative configuration as defined in code or templates.
View termDetección de desviación
The process of identifying when the actual configuration of infrastructure resources diverges from the expected or declared state as managed by automation.
View termDisparador de pipeline
An automated event or condition that initiates the execution of a CI/CD or IaC pipeline, such as code commit, pull request, or external API call.
View termEjecución de plan
The process of applying an Infrastructure as Code plan to provision, update, or destroy resources as specified in the desired state configuration, typically managed via automation tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation.
View termEjecución idempotente
The characteristic of automation scripts or API calls that ensures repeated executions have the same effect as a single execution, preventing duplicate resource creation or change.
View termEntorno de ejecución
A configured and isolated environment in which code, automation, or infrastructure scripts are executed, including all dependencies, libraries, and system settings.
View termEstado deseado
The target configuration or condition defined by code or policy that infrastructure should continuously match or converge towards.
View termEtiquetado de recursos
The operational process of assigning metadata labels to infrastructure resources, enabling automation, governance, cost allocation, policy enforcement, and monitoring across cloud and hybrid environments.
View termFijación de versión
The practice of specifying an exact version of a software package, module, or provider in IaC or automation scripts to ensure build consistency and prevent breaking changes during deployments.
View termFlujo de aprobación
A structured sequence of approval steps that must be completed before infrastructure or configuration changes can be applied, ensuring compliance and operational governance.
View termFlujo de trabajo de despliegue
A coordinated sequence of automated and manual steps that govern the release, deployment, and verification of infrastructure or application changes in a controlled environment.
View termGestión de cambios
The systematic process of planning, approving, implementing, and reviewing changes to infrastructure or applications in order to minimize risk and ensure traceability.
View termGestión de configuración
The discipline of systematically managing and maintaining the state of infrastructure and application configuration, including versioning, auditing, and enforcement.
View termGestión de estado
The process of tracking, storing, and reconciling the actual versus desired configuration and resource status in IaC systems.
View termGrupo de recursos
A logical container in cloud platforms for organizing, managing, and controlling access to a collection of related infrastructure resources.
View termGráfico de infraestructura
A directed graph visualization representing relationships and dependencies among infrastructure resources, used for orchestration and change impact analysis.
View termImplementación de stack
Automated provisioning and configuration of a collection of interdependent infrastructure resources as a single, version-controlled unit (stack).
View termImportación de módulo
The process of incorporating pre-built infrastructure code modules or components into IaC scripts or templates to enable code reuse and maintainability.
View termInfraestructura inmutable
A practice in which infrastructure components are replaced rather than modified in place, ensuring that deployed environments remain consistent and predictable.
View termInstalación de agente
The process of deploying a monitoring, management, or automation agent on a system, enabling remote observability, control, or configuration enforcement.
View termInterpolación de variables
The automated process of dynamically substituting variable values into templates, configuration files, or scripts at runtime.
View termInventario dinámico
A real-time, automated source of truth for infrastructure or hosts, used in configuration management tools to reflect current state and enable flexible automation.
View termMotor de aprovisionamiento
A core automation service or software component that orchestrates the deployment, configuration, and management of infrastructure resources across cloud or hybrid environments.
View termMotor de flujo de trabajo
A system or service that automates the execution of sequences of tasks, jobs, or scripts in infrastructure and application delivery pipelines.
View termMotor de infraestructura
The core automation component or tool responsible for processing infrastructure-as-code definitions and managing resource provisioning, state, and updates across cloud or on-premises environments.
View termMotor de plantillas
A system or tool that processes code-based templates to automatically generate infrastructure resource definitions or configuration files.
View termMódulo de infraestructura
A reusable and composable set of configuration files or code blocks that define specific infrastructure resources, enabling standardized automation across environments.
View termMódulo de Terraform
A reusable, composable unit of infrastructure code in Terraform, enabling automation of standard resource patterns across multiple environments.
View termOrquestación de recursos
Coordinated management and automation of infrastructure components, such as compute, network, and storage, across multiple environments using orchestration tools.
View termPatrón de infraestructura
A reusable, standardized architectural solution for deploying and managing IT infrastructure components, ensuring operational consistency and compliance across environments.
View termPatrón inmutable
An infrastructure and deployment strategy where resources are never modified in place but are replaced by new, fully configured instances to ensure consistency and auditability.
View termPlan de despliegue
A detailed, versioned sequence of steps and configurations describing how infrastructure or application changes will be deployed, including dependencies, validation, and rollback procedures.
View termPlan de implementación
A pre-defined architecture template or plan describing resources, configuration, and dependencies for consistent, automated infrastructure deployments across environments.
View termPlan de reversión
A documented and automated set of procedures designed to revert infrastructure or configuration changes to the previous stable state if deployment or automation fails.
View termPlano de infraestructura
A structured, version-controlled template or plan describing the design, configuration, and dependencies of a complete infrastructure environment.
View termPlantilla ARM
A declarative JSON-based file used in Microsoft Azure to define and deploy cloud infrastructure resources automatically and reproducibly.
View termPlantilla de nube
A predefined, reusable configuration file used to automate the deployment and management of cloud resources, supporting consistency and policy compliance across environments.
View termPlantilla de recurso
A standardized configuration file defining parameters and resource properties for automated deployment or management, enabling repeatable and compliant infrastructure provisioning.
View termPolítica de cumplimiento
A formally documented set of rules or controls governing infrastructure operations to ensure regulatory, organizational, or security standards are met and maintained through automation and monitoring.
View termPolítica de ejecución
A set of rules or permissions that control how scripts or automated tasks are executed, ensuring security, compliance, and operational consistency in infrastructure automation.
View termPolítica de infraestructura
A formal rule or set of rules defined to govern provisioning, configuration, compliance, or security of infrastructure resources, enforced by automation or IaC tools.
View termPolítica de recursos
A set of rules or permissions defined in code that govern the access, usage, and lifecycle management of infrastructure resources, typically enforced by cloud platforms or configuration management tools.
View termProvisionamiento de infraestructura
The automated process of allocating, configuring, and deploying cloud or on-premises resources using infrastructure as code and orchestration tools.
View termProvisionamiento de infraestructura
Automated allocation, configuration, and deployment of IT resources (compute, network, storage) through scripts, templates, or orchestration tools in accordance with infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.
View termPrueba de infraestructura
The practice of validating that infrastructure components deployed via code function as intended, typically by using automated tests to check security, compliance, and performance criteria in CI/CD pipelines.
View termPrueba de módulo
The process of evaluating individual IaC modules or reusable code components for correctness, reliability, and compliance prior to integration with larger infrastructure codebases.
View termPublicación de módulo
The process of making reusable IaC modules available in public or private registries, enabling standardized sharing and adoption of infrastructure code across teams and organizations.
View termRecurso de stack
An individual infrastructure component—such as a server, database, or network—deployed as part of a stack using automation templates or orchestration tools.
View termRecurso en la nube
Any virtualized compute, storage, or networking asset provisioned in a cloud environment, including virtual machines, databases, containers, and managed services.
View termRegistro de módulos
A central repository for versioned, reusable automation modules or components, enabling standardized and efficient infrastructure deployment.
View termRemediación de desviaciones
The automated process of detecting and correcting configuration drift, ensuring deployed infrastructure remains consistent with the desired state defined in code.
View termRepositorio de código
A managed storage location, typically version-controlled, for source code, configuration files, and automation scripts used in infrastructure as code workflows.
View termReutilización de módulos
The practice of repeatedly utilizing prebuilt infrastructure modules across multiple deployments or environments to standardize automation and reduce configuration errors.
View termReversión de cambios
The process of reverting infrastructure or configuration changes to a previous stable state following a failure, error, or policy violation, typically automated through versioning or orchestration tools.
View termRotación de credenciales
The process of regularly updating and replacing authentication credentials such as API keys, passwords, and secrets to maintain security and reduce the risk of unauthorized access.
View termRotación de secretos
The automated, periodic update and replacement of credentials, API keys, or other sensitive information to enhance security and reduce risk of compromise.
View termRunbook de automatización
A documented set of step-by-step automated procedures used to perform routine operational tasks or incident responses in IT environments.
View termSalida de módulo
The values or data produced by an infrastructure module, often used as inputs for other modules or orchestration steps in automated pipelines.
View termSalida de plan
The detailed result and summary of proposed infrastructure changes generated by an automation tool, providing a preview of actions before execution for validation and compliance.
View termScript de aprovisionamiento
An executable file or code block used to automate the setup and deployment of infrastructure resources in alignment with IaC principles.
View termSecret Manager
A secure service for storing, managing, and accessing sensitive credentials, keys, or tokens used in automation and infrastructure integrations.
View termSeguimiento de inventario
Continuous monitoring and reporting of all infrastructure components, including servers, devices, software, and dependencies across environments.
View termSintaxis declarativa
A programming approach where infrastructure configuration is defined in terms of the desired end state, rather than explicit steps to achieve that state.
View termTarea de aprovisionamiento
A discrete, automated operation that allocates, configures, or updates infrastructure resources as part of a larger deployment or orchestration workflow.
View termTarea de playbook
An individual, defined automation step within an orchestration playbook (such as Ansible or SaltStack), specifying actions to be performed on target systems.
View termValidación de plantilla
The process of verifying IaC templates for syntactic correctness, policy compliance, and operational feasibility prior to deployment, often enforced through automated CI/CD checks.
View termVariable de entorno
A dynamic value set at the operating system or application level, commonly used to inject configuration, secrets, or context into scripts, deployments, and automation pipelines without hardcoding.
View termVariable de salida
A value produced by a script, module, or deployment process, typically used to pass resource IDs, endpoints, or computed results to downstream automation steps or reporting systems.
View termVariable de tiempo de ejecución
A value assigned or derived dynamically during the execution of an automation script or infrastructure deployment, allowing for environment-specific customization without altering the base code.
View termVerificación de cumplimiento
An automated or manual process to verify that infrastructure, configurations, and automation workflows meet organizational, regulatory, and security requirements.
View termVersionado de infraestructura
The practice of assigning version numbers to infrastructure code, templates, or deployed environments to track changes, enable rollbacks, and maintain consistency throughout the resource lifecycle.
View termVersionado de plantillas
The systematic management of different versions of infrastructure templates to ensure traceability, rollback, and consistency across code changes and deployments.
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