I think separation of node setup/configuration from orchestration is good. Terraform fits in well here, as a complement to Chef et. al. Yes, it's an extra tool

I think separation of node setup/configuration from orchestration is good. Terraform fits in well here, as a complement to Chef et. al. Yes, it's an extra tool but I'd say it's worth it. There is a meta-issue on AWS coverage[1]. Many parts are already included. Myself; I'm waiting for EBS-snapshots. [1] https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/28 https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/28