This podcast episode explores the adoption of Terraform for infrastructure management, particularly in the context of implementing infrastructure as code. The speakers discuss the decision to use Terraform over Ansible, the benefits of dividing plans into smaller units, the transition from a device-centric approach to orchestration, the challenges of configuring network infrastructure remotely, the deployment strategy, the integration of GitLab and Ansible, the infrastructure as code approach, the advantages of using Terraform and automation, the importance of an automation-centric management approach, and the significance of leveraging vendor relationships.