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You have the ability to use Keyclock as authentification system

✅ Import templates that you or your team have created into the same design and combine them to create complex architectures and use-cases 😱 The Terraform code is instantly & automatically created.

👉 In this video:

- I was creating an #AWS bastion
- Then I added a serverless stack to it
- I also added a layer of a landing zone
All in the same design...and I can keep building it this way.

😍 Turn your complex workloads into a collaborative diagram + code where anyone in your team can understand it & work on it without pain.

👉 The future is already here: https://app.brainboard.co

Here is the summary of what we released:

When the same person connects from different tabs, Brainboard showed many times its Avatar in the top bar.
Now, the connected users shows up only once.

You can now invite your colleagues during onboarding.

SSO Single Sign-On is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems. True single sign-on allows the user to log in once and access Brainboard services without re-entering authentication factors.

We added git integration (Push to GIT) but now we also need to support Bitbucket in:

Too many files are pushed in the MR, even the .terraform/ folder with inside terraform.tfstates.
Now, it does not commit/push this folder: .terraform/ 

GCP Google Cloud Provider tags are badly handled.
Now, no more. 

When users add key-value items into a map-like tag, then remove only one item.
Now, it removes the items.

Rate your experience with Brainboard, in-app. 

When I change the version of Terraform into a newer one, the backend prompts me to migrate the state. The version of Terraform is not updated in the frontend. 
To do my actions: plan, apply & destroy

I’m able to delete a variable with a scope local

We added git integration (Push to GIT) but now we also need to support Bitbucket in:

When pushing the code into Git, users expect and will have a predictable Terraform file.

Adding a creation order allows having this predictability as the new resources will be always at the end of the file.

It’s confusing now with the code and design in the same tab to not understand where are the new resources added.

We noticed that users often forget to click on apply so they lose their changes.

Making editing the ID card saves the configuration automatically without clicking on the apply button. 
We also give the possibility to cancel/roll back the changes if the user wants it.

In the providers.tf file, AWS GOV regions were not included.
Now, the GOV regions are listed with their own alias. 

Examples include: 

The code was not generated for a new architecture. Now, that's fixed 😆

You won't have access to the sign-up page and the app for non-desktop users.
You will be able to provide your email to be reminded. 

You can now specify your module icon for the leftbar

You'll always have the newest app version.

When you edit the resource name of a module, it’s added in the code (cloudConfig)

Bitbucket is a Git-based source code repository hosting service owned by Atlassian. 
We've made it possible to integrate Bitbucket into your workflow.

 

You can replicate with an automatic sync the same diagram in different environments.

This is useful in cases where you want to have the same architecture diagram on multiple environments: dev, staging, and production... and any graphical change you make to either environment will be automatically replicated into the other ones.

To do it, click on the switch of syncing architectures in the cloning wizard as follows

Allow users to add modules via files upload

1️⃣  Click “+” to add #Terraform modules

2️⃣  Choose “From files” under the source

⚠️ One or multiple modules are supported

3️⃣ Add a custom icon

Allow the user to change the remote backend setting at the architecture level.
ℹ️ For users/clients that want to manage multiple clients over multiple clouds and use a dedicated remote backend per client.

Manage your projects, environments, and architectures in a whole new way!
https://youtu.be/VPP1-1aKVIU

Optimized to manage your Multi-Cloud Architectures, Terraform Environments & Teams as never before!

📌 Terraform modules as building blocks 🏛

🔥 Cloud architects, network architect & DevOps people build cloud infrastructures in a way that allow others to reuse their work with the minimum interaction possible → and if they use Terraform, they do it through modules.

✅ In Brainboard.co (YC W22), we allow you now to scale this workflow:
- Import any module by just providing its source path

- You build your internal module's catalog 💪 you build your self-serve modules

- Combine modules to build cloud infrastructures that are aligned with your workflows 🔥

- Customize the icon of every module you import to make understandable diagrams 😍

🎉 Encourage your colleagues to use your work 👉 here you go https://lnkd.in/dZz2bwMv

Allow you to add custom CP settings

Example of setting you can add in this block: 

This feature is mainly for users that won’t deploy within Brainboard but already have their git and some TF provider settings.

Design is central to building scalable infrastructures. Now, design and code views are combined for a seamless experience.

Now, you have 4 ways to work on your architecture: 

Adding your colleagues is a click a way!

Terraform Reverse was our #1 feature request of all time, and we’re excited to officially announce that it is open for early access!

It means that you’re now able to convert your AWS and Azure resources into actionable Diagram and Terraform code, both auto-generated ✌️ 

 

For you, it means: 

Your time is a valuable asset. Don't do in months what you can do in hours.

Request your access to Terraform Reverse →

NB. For both AWS and Azure it’s a major version release so please check the upgrade guide!

We updated your onboarding process to include more explanation materials at first login, accessible anytime, directly from your interface. We’ve also launched a brand-new tutorial gallery so that anyone can learn how to build their cloud architecture, more efficiently.

Enjoy 🤩

I know some of you missed the Screenshot feature.
It's now back!

You can export your architecture as an image (svg, png or pdf).

Your experience on Brainboard just got smoother! 

- scroll: go up or down
- SHIFT + scroll: go right or left
- CTRL/CMD + scroll: zoom in or out

#Figma #Miro 

Introduction of a 14-day Pro trial for all new sign-up users! 

Information security is a reason of concern for all of us, and has been in our DNA and a top priority from day one.

With that in mind, we’re on our way to getting our SOC Certification 🔒

We strive to make our platform seamless and secure for all of our users and partners.

We’ve been working with Vanta to help achieve our #SOC2 certification.

We use Vanta’s automation platform to continuously monitor different security aspects across the organization, be it internal security controls, employee training, secure development, etc. against the recommended standards.

Do you want to use Azure DevOps as your Git repository? 

Since this week, you can with Brainboard! 

Woot Woot 🙌

🚀📌 We are in a mission to make Brainboard bidirectional: diagram ↔ code. 

✅ The first step done today: we added VSCode in read-only mode where you can visualize the generated Terraform code. 

🏃‍♂️ The next step: you can edit your code in Brainboard and it draws the diagram for you 

😱 Don't miss it, get your hands on it now 

👉 https://app.brainboard.co

Last month, we released ‘Import Terraform to visually manage your cloud’. 

Since then, we've been collecting YOUR feedback and improvements are on the GO 🚀 

New versions shipping every day (Jeremy Albinet 👏) 

Quick overview: 

✅ Private Repositories (Only GitHub) 

✅  Supports count, timeouts, depends_on (add connector with the dedicated connector.link.type) 

✅  Supports terraform functions (like format, substr, ...), string interpolation (like “aaa$[var.test]”) 

✅  Some resource attributes not parsed 

✅  Create module idcard on the fly 

✅  Import code with module fails: bad source, no version 

✅  Git root/base repo URL doesn't work 

✅  Support EOF in resource attribute

Users can write down Terraform code inside a specific resource that doesn’t exist, and Brainboard maintains it through all the interactions.

As per Terraform definition: Data sources allow Terraform to use information defined outside of Terraform, defined by another separate Terraform configuration, or modified by functions. 

They are heavily used in architecture to reference and/or get information about a resource already deployed. Data resources could be 

⚠️ Note that each provider may offer data sources alongside its set of resource types.

This feature is brand-new to the Brainboard app, enabling everyone to upload the Terraform .tf code and auto-generate a diagram. It eases migration into Brainboard.

Please note, this feature is new and will definitely be improved 🙂

Please don't hesitate to share your feedback, and we'll make sure to take it into consideration for further updates 😉

More information →

We've seen some of you needing to use Modules in your diagrams. With this feature, you are able to reuse any modules you find online / you create yourselves as a brick of reused codes directly from the Design brick of Brainboard. We made it easy to import, drag & drop and configure your modules directly on your dashboard. Let us know what you think 😇

We already had GitLab on our pool of integrated tools, and it's finally time to release GitHub! 

With this new native integration, you can push your code (which is automatically generated by Brainboard once you design your infrastructure) to your trusted repository, GitHub or GitLab. 

Brainboard continues to integrate your infrastructure with today’s workforce, without jumping your whole team into Gits. 

It's now possible to flag variables as secrets and that is also reflected on the generated Terraform code. Also, you can define outputs in Brainboard, use them and/or push the outputs.tf files into your Git repo.

Last week, you discovered our new pricing plan, based on the number of users. You are not limited to the numbers of Infrastructures you or your team will create. Now, you'll be able to add multiple credentials for every cloud provider, especially matching: Cloud Provider = Credentials <> Project.

As you all know, Cloud Providers update their resources very regularly. Now, we are thrilled to announce that, starting today, you'll be able to use the newest version or/and switch from older to newest.

With Brainboard, you can clone architecture between environments, within your organization. 

A native format, in the context of software applications, refers to the file format which the application is designed to work with. 

The remote backend stores Terraform state and may be used to run operations in the Terraform Cloud.

Directly onto the Brainboard platform, you can now chat with our support team. 
The chat support is also available on the website and the documentation.

In your management platform, you can add your billing info and upgrade to any plan, in just a click.

With Brainboard, you can restore your infrastructure in any time version. 

Brainboard now supports Microsoft Azure!
Start creating your infrastructure with Azure now and deploy in an hour.

Brainboard now supports Google Cloud Provider!
Start creating your infrastructure with GCP now and deploy in an hour.

Brainboard allow users to export their architectures in SVG files

Brainboard is provided in both single- and multi-user versions.

Organize and manage your infrastructures into projects and environments within your organization.
Use some predefined RBAC roles to restrict accesses.

The synchronization process compares your local Designer workspace, the remote Decision Center database, and a reference that computes the state of the synchronization. This reference state is created as a connection entry in your workspace when you connect to Decision Center.

Browse through the Templates. You'll find pre-built Cloud Infrastructures, made by real Cloud Architects and Engineers 😀.