Auto-Generate Infrastructure as Code Modules Directly from Your Cloud Accounts

Cloud Curate was created to help our users create an inventory of reusable assets.

Our Torque platform simplifies the orchestration, provisioning, and management of environments. To accomplish this, the platform connects to the user’s Git repositories, discovers the user’s Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules, and leverages the resource configurations within those modules. This allows users to generate Torque’s unique Environment as Code modules by simply submitting natural-language AI prompts describing which resources need to be orchestrated to create the environment. Users can also launch, track, and maintain their IaC and EaC resources via Torque.

Cloud Curate supports Torque users by making it easier to generate new IaC modules, which Torque can then discover and manage. Users only need to provide read-only permissions to their cloud accounts (Cloud Curate currently supports AWS and Microsoft Azure), and Cloud Curate will automatically discover and display the resources deployed from those accounts. In addition to a detailed list of each resource, Cloud Curate also shows a breakdown of the specific services launched, cloud regions in which they were deployed–providing a detailed inventory of cloud activity.

Users can then select the resources they want to make reusable and Cloud Curate will automatically generate an open-source Terraform file defining that resource configuration in about one minute. With the ability to download those files, users can leverage Cloud Curate to add resources to their Git repositories quickly and easily.

Curate also tracks each resource by status, including Codified, Managed, and Unmanaged, which are defined as:

• Codified: A resource which has already been converted into a Terraform file via Cloud Curate
• Managed: A resource which was deployed via Torque (regardless of whether it was codified via Cloud Curate or deployed via a pre-existing IaC module)
• Unmanaged: A resource which was deployed via the cloud account without the oversight and governance of a Torque account

This level of visibility can help DevOps, platform, and engineering teams identify shadow IT, unmanaged ClickOps, and useful resources that could be valuable as IaC modules.

Cloud Curate makes it easier for our users to create stateful, managed environments. To learn more book a demo with our team.

Once a user has created IaC modules using Cloud Curate, they can simply download the file and add it to their repositories, where they can be provisioned and integrated just like any other IaC module.

Our users rely on Torque to:

• Streamline provisioning: Torque provides a self-service catalog where developers can launch pre-configured cloud environments with just a few clicks, eliminating the need for deep expertise in IaC or cloud platforms. Administrators can set default values for all variables, simplifying the provisioning process and reducing the risk of errors.
• AI environment generation: Torque uses generative AI to build environments by orchestrating cloud resources in the user’s inventory in response to user prompts and automatically generating reusable Environment as Code (EaC) blueprints.
• Centralize credential management: Torque manages cloud security credentials centrally, allowing users to provision infrastructure without direct access to sensitive credentials. This enhances security and enables broader access to provisioning capabilities.
• Automate Day-2 actions: Torque automates Day-2 operations using event-based triggers, scheduled workflows, and one-click actions. By automating tasks required for maintenance, compliance, and performance, Torque reduces manual effort, ensures stability, and keeps environments secure and efficient throughout their lifecycle.
• Show how IaC modules are in use: Torque’s IaC Impact Mapping feature provides a visual representation of dependencies between IaC assets, Environment as Code blueprints, and environments. This enables DevOps teams to assess the potential effects of changes to IaC modules before implementation, reducing the risk of disruptions in active environments.
• Enforce cloud governance: Torque allows users to set custom policies and automatically denies the provisioning of infrastructure that violates them, thereby ensuring security, performance, and cost control. By serving as the control layer for users to launch infrastructure, Torque democratizes cloud access while ensures all deployments maintain compliance and cost efficiency.
• Track activity: Torque tracks all resource deployments and actions performed on live infrastructure and environments, including a live view to see which resources are in use; a view of the owner and collaborators who may have performed that activity; and reporting dashboards showing activity trends over time. This level of visibility can help to identify performance issues and productivity challenges for large DevOps teams.
• Optimize cloud costs: Torque also tracks cloud costs for each resource deployed via the platform, and automatically identifies cost-savings opportunities by flagging idle resources. This empowers users to reduce wasted cloud costs without disrupting productivity.

That’s great! Cloud Curate is a feature in Quali Torque, which was designed to leverage the user’s existing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules to simplify the orchestration, provisioning, and management of cloud environments.

This works by:

• Discovery & normalization: Torque connects to your repositories, discovers the IaC modules within them (with support for Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, Helm, and other tools), and duplicates them in Torque as reusable assets that can be provisioned and leveraged as “building blocks” in the creation of environments. This helps to eliminate difficulties when orchestrating resources defined via disparate tools, so users can create environments faster and more easily.
• Simplified infrastructure provisioning: Torque users can set default values for inputs like variables, security credentials, and cloud tags for infrastructure deployments, with the ability to modify these based on simple pick-lists via Torque’s native UI. This allows users to run infrastructure quickly and easily, while also enabling administrators to distribute role-based access for the teams they support to launch the resources they need in just a few clicks.
• AI environment generation: Based on your library of assets, Torque uses generative AI to create reusable Environment as Code blueprints that can be used to provision environments on demand. Users just need to submit a natural-language AI prompt describing the environment they need and the resources from the library required to launch it, and Torque will compile the code into a ready-to-run file. Users can then launch the environment, save it for future use, and add it to Torque’s native self-service catalog where other users can launch it and choose to integrate it into their CI/CD pipelines or developer tools.

Cloud Curate can help by further augmenting your library of IaC modules by quickly generating new state files for resources your teams have used.

Yes! Cloud Curate is only available as a feature within Quali Torque. Anyone can try Quali Torque’s Enterprise package as a 30-day trial. Contact our team to learn more.

Currently, Cloud Curate supports AWS and Microsoft Azure. Users can connect multiple accounts to Cloud Curate and can easily navigate among those accounts to discover the resources deployed via each.

Once you’ve connected your repositories to your Torque account, you can easily browse through the IaC resources in each repository, sort by cloud platform, and track activity and cloud costs by cloud platform and account continuously.