**Is your infrastructure strategy about to become obsolete?** By 2025, half of all Terraform installations could be running OpenTofu - and the implications for platform engineering teams are massive.
In today's deep dive, we break down the OpenTofu vs. Terraform battle that's reshaping infrastructure as code. You'll learn the real mechanics behind migrating between these tools, practical decision frameworks for enterprise teams, and why this choice could define your platform's next five years.
**What You'll Learn:**
• The technical and business drivers behind the OpenTofu fork
• Step-by-step migration strategies and gotchas to avoid
• How to evaluate which tool fits your team's needs
• Real-world implications for existing Terraform workflows
**Episode Chapters:**
0:00 Cold Open - The OpenTofu prediction
2:15 Today's Platform Engineering News
8:30 Deep Dive Act 1 - Understanding the OpenTofu vs Terraform landscape
**Plus:** AWS Elastic Beanstalk's new GitHub Actions integration, Dapr Runtime updates, and scaling secure DevOps practices across enterprise teams.
Perfect for platform engineers, DevOps practitioners, and infrastructure leaders navigating the evolving IaC landscape.
**Sources & References:**
• OpenTofu vs. Terraform Guide: https://www.env0.com/blog/opentofu-vs-terraform-a-practical-guide-for-enterprise-infrastructure-teams
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk GitHub Actions: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/aws-elastic-beanstalk-github-action
• Dapr Runtime v1.17.0-rc.6: https://github.com/dapr/dapr/releases/tag/v1.17.0-rc.6
• ByteDance AI Video Generator: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/877931/bytedance-seedance-2-video-generator-ai-launch
• Secure DevOps at Scale: https://devops.com/secure-devops-at-scale-integrating-sre-devsecops-and-compliance/
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