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Blog article highlighting notifications in Terraform and IaC automation.

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    • Added a new article on the importance of efficient notifications for Terraform and IaC deployments.
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A new markdown file has been created to document the importance of efficient notifications in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation. The document addresses critical issues related to unnoticed failures, infrastructure drift, and alert fatigue. It outlines how Spacelift's notification policies can deliver targeted, context-rich alerts and mentions an open-sourced notification policy template for community use.

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content/updates/.../importance-of-efficient-notifications-terraform-automation.md Created a new markdown file that discusses the necessity of efficient notifications in Terraform and IaC automation, covering unnoticed failures, targeted alerts, deduplication, and Spacelift integration, along with an open-sourced policy template.

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    participant TF as Terraform
    participant SL as Spacelift
    participant NP as Notification Policy Engine
    participant Team as Responsible Team

    TF->>SL: Initiate infrastructure deployment
    SL->>SL: Monitor deployment for failures
    SL->>NP: Evaluate failure and trigger notification policy
    NP->>Team: Dispatch targeted, context-rich notification
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26-28: Improve Word Choice and Phrasing in the Introduction

  • Line 26: Consider replacing “times where” with “times when” for clarity.
  • Line 28: Use a hyphen in “follow-up” and remove the apostrophe from “re-run’s” (use “reruns” or “re-runs”) to improve grammar.

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-Line 26: In the world of Terraform and OpenTofu (collectively referred to as “TF” in this post) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are times where the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail to deploy IaC changes.
+Line 26: In the world of Terraform and OpenTofu (collectively referred to as “TF” in this post) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are times when the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail to deploy IaC changes.

-Line 28: ...and can easily be addressed with simple follow up changes or re-run’s.
+Line 28: ...and can easily be addressed with simple follow-up changes or reruns.
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[style] ~26-~26: It might be better to use ‘times’ with the time-relative pronoun ‘when’. (Alternatively, use ‘in/on which’.)
Context: ...Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are times where the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail t...

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[grammar] ~28-~28: ‘follow up’ seems to be a compound adjective before a noun. Use a hyphen: “follow-up”.
Context: ...and can easily be addressed with simple follow up changes or re-run’s. But do you know w...

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39-39: Subject-Verb Agreement and Punctuation
In line 39, change “the likelihood of these silent failures increase dramatically which undermines infrastructure reliability” to use correct subject-verb agreement and add a comma for clarity.

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-Line 39: ...the likelihood of these silent failures increase dramatically which undermines infrastructure reliability.
+Line 39: ...the likelihood of these silent failures increases dramatically, which undermines infrastructure reliability.
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[uncategorized] ~39-~39: A comma might be missing here.
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42-46: Consistent Unordered List Styling
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-* **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
+- **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
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60-60: Correct Article Usage
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-Line 60: ...pings everyone in the channel with an universal tag such as `@everyone` or `@here`...
+Line 60: ...pings everyone in the channel with a universal tag such as `@everyone` or `@here`...
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76-83: Refine Bullet Introduction and List Styling

  • Line 76: The colon after “including” is not necessary; consider removing it to avoid disrupting the flow of the sentence.
  • Lines 77–83: Similar to the earlier bullet list, update the unordered list items from asterisks to dashes to meet markdownlint guidelines.

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-Line 76: What makes Spacelift’s policy engine shine for notification use cases is its ability to access detailed information about the deployment (TF Applies), including:
+Line 76: What makes Spacelift’s policy engine shine for notification use cases is its ability to access detailed information about the deployment (TF Applies), including
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On line 90, add a comma after “From those details” to improve readability.

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-Line 90: From those details we can, using the OPA Rego policy language, evaluate conditions and send out notifications.
+Line 90: From those details, we can, using the OPA Rego policy language, evaluate conditions and send out notifications.
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94-94: Correct the Sentence Structure
In line 94, remove the extra conjunction “and” so that the sentence reads more smoothly.

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-Line 94: Our improved solution using Spacelift’s Notification Policies and does the following:
+Line 94: Our improved solution using Spacelift’s Notification Policies does the following:

96-96: Ensure Consistent Bullet List Styling for Sub-Items
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-Line 96:     * It’s important to note that this is NOT blaming the author...
+Line 96:     - It’s important to note that this is NOT blaming the author...
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106-106: Fix Verb Agreement
In line 106, “which all contributes” should be changed to “which all contribute” to match the plural subject.

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-Line 106: ...and decreased alert fatigue, which all contributes to less infrastructure drift...
+Line 106: ...and decreased alert fatigue, which all contribute to less infrastructure drift...
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Context: ... and decreased alert fatigue, which all contributes to less infrastructure drift and more r...

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110-110: Refine Preposition Usage
On line 110, change “share our solution to the broader Spacelift community” to “share our solution with the broader Spacelift community” for improved preposition usage.

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-Line 110: ...we decided to share our solution to the broader Spacelift community.
+Line 110: ...we decided to share our solution with the broader Spacelift community.
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Context: ...teams, we decided to share our solution to the broader Spacelift community. We’ve ...

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122-122: Eliminate Duplicate Words
On line 122, remove the duplicate “for” in “for for managing Infrastructure as Code.”

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-Line 122: Interested in exploring more about Spacelift for for managing Infrastructure as Code?
+Line 122: Interested in exploring more about Spacelift for managing Infrastructure as Code?
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[typographical] ~76-~76: Do not use a colon (:) before a series that is introduced by a preposition (‘including’). Remove the colon or add a noun or a noun phrase after the preposition.
Context: ...tion about the deployment (TF Applies), including: * who triggered it, * timestamps, * the...

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Context: ...ested in exploring more about Spacelift for for managing Infrastructure as Code? We rec...

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1-11: Front Matter is Well Structured
The YAML front matter is clear and well formatted. The placeholder date is noted for testing.

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1-11: Front Matter & Metadata Check
The YAML front matter is well-structured and provides the necessary metadata. Consider updating the placeholder date on line 7 when moving toward a final release rather than preview.


26-26: Rephrase Introductory Phrase for Clarity
The sentence beginning on line 26 ("In the world of [Terraform]…") uses "there are times where" which can be made clearer. Consider rephrasing it to "there are instances when" to improve the flow.

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-In the world of [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) and [OpenTofu](https://opentofu.org/) (collectively referred to as “TF” in this post) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are times where the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail to deploy IaC changes.
+In the world of [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) and [OpenTofu](https://opentofu.org/) (collectively referred to as “TF” in this post) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are instances when the CI/CD pipeline or automation fails to deploy IaC changes.
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38-39: Fix Subject-Verb Agreement and Punctuation
On line 39 the phrase "the likelihood of these silent failures increase dramatically which undermines infrastructure reliability" contains a subject-verb agreement issue and lacks a needed comma.
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-…the likelihood of these silent failures increase dramatically which undermines infrastructure reliability.
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58-60: Correct Article Usage in Notification Description
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75-77: Refine List Introduction for Detail Clarity
Line 76 ends with "including:" before the bullet list. To improve readability, consider rephrasing this to introduce the list more smoothly (for example, "including the following details:").
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-...access detailed information about the deployment (TF Applies), including:
+...access detailed information about the deployment (TF Applies), including the following details:
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-From those details we can, using the OPA Rego policy language, evaluate conditions and send out notifications.
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105-107: Correct Verb Agreement in Benefit Description
On line 106, the clause "which all contributes to less infrastructure drift and more reliable operational stability" uses "contributes" (singular) for a plural subject. It should be "contribute."
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-...and decreased alert fatigue, which all contributes to less infrastructure drift and more reliable operational stability.
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109-111: Improve Prepositional Choice for Community Sharing
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-*P.S. Interested in exploring more about Spacelift for for managing Infrastructure as Code? We recently published...
+*P.S. Interested in exploring more about Spacelift for managing Infrastructure as Code? We recently published...
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42-46: Standardize Unordered List Style (TOC Detail List)
The bullet list on lines 42–46 uses asterisks, but markdownlint guidelines recommend using dashes for unordered lists. Consider updating these list markers for consistency.
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-* **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
-* **Loss of source of truth** - Your VCS/Git repository no longer accurately reflects your deployed infrastructure.
-* **Development roadblocks** - Subsequent changes become blocked because new deployments can’t proceed until the failure is resolved.
-* **Increased troubleshooting complexity** - The longer a failure is unnoticed, the harder it becomes to troubleshoot it, since you have outdated state data and have lost context about what changed in the first place.
-* **Wasted engineering time** - Developers waste time days after the failure investigating issues that could’ve been more easily diagnosed on the spot.
+ - **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
+ - **Loss of source of truth** - Your VCS/Git repository no longer accurately reflects your deployed infrastructure.
+ - **Development roadblocks** - Subsequent changes become blocked because new deployments can’t proceed until the failure is resolved.
+ - **Increased troubleshooting complexity** - The longer a failure is unnoticed, the harder it becomes to troubleshoot it, since you have outdated state data and have lost context about what changed in the first place.
+ - **Wasted engineering time** - Developers waste time days after the failure investigating issues that could’ve been more easily diagnosed on the spot.
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-* which TF resources are affected,
-* the VCS (such as Git) context,
-* state of the TF execution,
-* [and more](https://docs.spacelift.io/concepts/policy/notification-policy#data-input).
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+ - timestamps,
+ - the type of TF operation (add, modify, destroy),
+ - which TF resources are affected,
+ - the VCS (such as Git) context,
+ - state of the TF execution,
+ - [and more](https://docs.spacelift.io/concepts/policy/notification-policy#data-input).
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26-28: Refine Time-Reference and Compound Adjective Usage
In the introduction, consider using “when” instead of “where” for time references and hyphenate “follow up” to “follow‐up” for clarity and grammatical correctness. For example:

-In the world of [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) and [OpenTofu](https://opentofu.org/) (collectively referred to as “TF” in this post) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are times where the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail to deploy IaC changes.
+In the world of [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) and [OpenTofu](https://opentofu.org/) (collectively referred to as “TF” in this post) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), there are times when the CI/CD pipeline or automation fails to deploy IaC changes.
-...can easily be addressed with simple follow up changes or re-run’s.
+...can easily be addressed with simple follow‐up changes or re-run’s.
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39-39: Adjust Verb Agreement and Punctuation for Clarity
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-As organizations’ infrastructure scales and complexity grows, the likelihood of these silent failures increase dramatically which undermines infrastructure reliability.
+As organizations’ infrastructure scales and complexity grows, the likelihood of these silent failures increases dramatically, which undermines infrastructure reliability.
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60-60: Correct Article Usage with “Universal”
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-...pings everyone in the channel with an universal tag such as `@everyone` or `@here`
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76-76: Remove Unnecessary Colon Before List
To improve readability, remove the colon after “including” so that the introduction to the list flows naturally into the bullet items. For example:

-...detailed information about the deployment (TF Applies), including:
+...detailed information about the deployment (TF Applies), including
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90-90: Insert a Comma for Improved Readability
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-From those details we can evaluate conditions and send out notifications with Rego.
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106-106: Ensure Subject-Verb Agreement in Benefit Listing
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-...and decreased alert fatigue, which all contributes to less infrastructure drift...
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110-110: Adjust Preposition for Natural Readability
Change “share our solution to the broader Spacelift community” to “share our solution with the broader Spacelift community” to better align with common usage. For example:

-...we decided to share our solution to the broader Spacelift community.
+...we decided to share our solution with the broader Spacelift community.
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124-124: Fix Duplicate Word in Conclusion Note
Remove the repeated “for” to resolve the duplication:

-*P.S. Interested in exploring more about Spacelift for for managing Infrastructure as Code?*
+*P.S. Interested in exploring more about Spacelift for managing Infrastructure as Code?*
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-* **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
-* **Loss of source of truth** - Your VCS/Git repository no longer accurately reflects your deployed infrastructure.
-* **Development roadblocks** - Subsequent changes become blocked because new deployments can’t proceed until the failure is resolved.
-* **Increased troubleshooting complexity** - The longer a failure is unnoticed, the harder it becomes to troubleshoot it, since you have outdated state data and have lost context about what changed in the first place.
-* **Wasted engineering time** - Developers waste time days after the failure investigating issues that could’ve been more easily diagnosed on the spot.
+ - **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
+ - **Loss of source of truth** - Your VCS/Git repository no longer accurately reflects your deployed infrastructure.
+ - **Development roadblocks** - Subsequent changes become blocked because new deployments can’t proceed until the failure is resolved.
+ - **Increased troubleshooting complexity** - The longer a failure is unnoticed, the harder it becomes to troubleshoot it, since you have outdated state data and have lost context about what changed in the first place.
+ - **Wasted engineering time** - Developers waste time days after the failure investigating issues that could’ve been more easily diagnosed on the spot.
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-* who triggered it,
-* timestamps,
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-* which TF resources are affected,
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-* state of the TF execution,
-* [and more](https://docs.spacelift.io/concepts/policy/notification-policy#data-input).
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+ - timestamps,
+ - the type of TF operation (add, modify, destroy),
+ - which TF resources are affected,
+ - the VCS (such as Git) context,
+ - state of the TF execution,
+ - [and more](https://docs.spacelift.io/concepts/policy/notification-policy#data-input).
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Within the numbered list, update the nested bullet marker to a dash instead of an asterisk for consistency. For example:

-* It's important to note that this is NOT blaming the author, especially since TF Apply errors can be common. Rather, this is proactive, ensuring that the failure notification reaches the person most capable of resolving the issue efficiently.
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1-11: YAML Front Matter is Well-Structured
The YAML front matter looks clear and correctly specified. Just ensure that the placeholder date (line 7) is updated before the final release.

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26-26: Refine Temporal Phrase & Verb Agreement in Introduction
Consider rephrasing “there are times where the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail to deploy IaC changes” to improve clarity. For example, “there are times when the CI/CD pipeline or automation fails to deploy IaC changes.” This revision also helps ensure subject–verb agreement.

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28-28: Hyphenate “Follow-up”
In “simple follow up changes or reruns,” use a hyphen to form the compound adjective “follow-up changes.”

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36-36: Subject–Verb Agreement & Punctuation in Scaling Statement
In the sentence beginning “At Masterpoint, we’ve observed this problem repeatedly…”, change “the likelihood of these silent failures increase dramatically which undermines infrastructure reliability” to “the likelihood of these silent failures increases dramatically, which undermines infrastructure reliability” to correct verb agreement and clarify the sentence with a comma.


51-51: Correct Article Usage
Change “an universal tag” to “a universal tag” to fix the article error in “...pings everyone in the channel with an universal tag such as @everyone or @here…”


62-62: Adjust Punctuation Before List
The phrase “including:” before the bullet list may be better served with a comma instead of a colon. Consider revising it to “including,” which can improve the flow of the sentence.


73-73: Insert Comma for Readability
In “From those details we can evaluate conditions and send out notifications with Rego…”, adding a comma after “From those details” (i.e. “From those details, we can evaluate…”) could make the sentence clearer.


86-86: Correct Verb Agreement in Benefit Description
In “which all contributes to less infrastructure drift and more reliable operational stability,” use “contribute” instead of “contributes” so that the verb agrees with the plural subject “benefits.”


38-42: Consistent Unordered List Style in “Silent Failure” Section
The bullet points in this section start with asterisks (“*”). For consistency with our style guidelines (which expect dashes “–”), consider replacing these with “–”.

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63-69: Consistent Unordered List Style in Notification Data Section
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1-11: Great YAML Front Matter!
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@oycyc oycyc changed the title [WIP] feat(blog): notifications in Terraform and IaC automation feat(blog): notifications in Terraform and IaC automation Mar 12, 2025
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1-11: YAML Front Matter Needs a Valid Date.
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108-117: Open Sourcing Section Looks Clear.
The “Open Sourcing our Spacelift Notification Policy Template” section is well written and informative.


118-125: Conclusion Section is Effective.
The conclusion successfully reinforces the blog’s message and summarizes the benefits of effective notifications.


1-125: Overall Review Summary.
The new markdown document is well structured and provides a detailed, informative overview of the importance of efficient notifications in Terraform and IaC automation. Before merging, please address the placeholder date in the front matter and consider the suggested grammatical and markdown style improvements.

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1-11: Front Matter – Date Placeholder Needs Correction
The metadata looks good overall, but the date on line 7 (2025-03-99) is clearly a placeholder and invalid. Please update it to a valid date before finalizing the post.


26-26: Introduction – Refine Time Expression and Verb Agreement
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39-39: Silent Failure Problem – Correct Verb Agreement and Punctuation
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1-11: Front Matter Header: Update Placeholder Date

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1-124: Overall Content and Structure

The article provides a comprehensive and informative discussion on the importance of notifications in Terraform and IaC automation. Aside from the minor language and style improvements noted above, the content is well-organized and engaging.

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@oycyc bunch of small nits. Let's get these updated and then I'm going to share this with the folks at Spacelift to see if they want to cross-post this to their blog as well 😎


Below is a simple targeted notification example -- with different use cases in different organizations, the actual messaging and content will vary greatly to suit what different teams need to best address their needs.

![Spacelift Console UI with the Notification Policy Template](/img/updates/efficient-notifications-terraform-automation/simple-targeted-notification-example.jpg)
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![Spacelift Console UI with the Notification Policy Template](/img/updates/efficient-notifications-terraform-automation/simple-targeted-notification-example.jpg)
![Targeted Notification Example](/img/updates/efficient-notifications-terraform-automation/simple-targeted-notification-example.jpg)

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@oycyc here is a different screenshot that isn't as redacted. As long as @westonplatter is good with this, let's use this.
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1-11: Front Matter – Date Placeholder
The front matter contains a placeholder date on line 7 (date: 2025-03-99 # TODO TBD, placeholder for testing in preview). Please update this to a valid publication date before merging.

- date: 2025-03-99 # TODO TBD, placeholder for testing in preview
+ date: 2025-03-15 # Update with the final publication date

24-29: Introduction – Time Reference Clarity
In line 26, the phrase “there are times where the CI/CD pipeline or automation fail to deploy IaC changes” can be improved for clarity and grammatical correctness. Consider revising it to “there are instances when the CI/CD pipeline or automation fails to deploy IaC changes.”

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32-39: The Silent Failure Problem – Grammar Adjustments
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55-62: Alert Fatigue – Correcting the Article Use
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64-69: Targeted Deployment Notifications – Human Reference
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71-83: Spacelift Policy Engine Description – Punctuation Adjustment
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41-45: Markdown List Style – Consistency for Unordered Lists (Section on Silent Failures)
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-    * It's important to note that this is NOT blaming the author, especially since TF Apply errors can be common. Rather, this is proactive, ensuring that the failure notification reaches the person most capable of resolving the issue efficiently.
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117-124: Conclusion – Overall Structure and Clarity
The conclusion is well structured and effectively reinforces the importance of targeted notifications. No changes are essential here, but a final proofread for minor stylistic refinements is recommended before publication.

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1-11: Note: Update the Date Placeholder in Front Matter
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24-27: Suggestion: Use "when" Instead of "where"
In the introduction, consider changing “there are times where” to “there are times when” to more clearly indicate a temporal condition.

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32-34: Correction: Grammar Adjustment for Alerting
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66-66: Style Improvement: Person-Reference Correction
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- * **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
- * **Loss of source of truth** - Your VCS/Git repository no longer accurately reflects your deployed infrastructure.
- * **Development roadblocks** - Subsequent changes become blocked because new deployments can’t proceed until the failure is resolved.
- * **Increased troubleshooting complexity** - The longer a failure is unnoticed, the harder it becomes to troubleshoot it, since you have outdated state data and have lost context about what changed in the first place.
- * **Wasted engineering time** - Developers waste time days after the failure investigating issues that could’ve been more easily diagnosed on the spot.
+ - **Infrastructure drift** - Your actual infrastructure diverges from your desired state in the IaC, which is never good.
+ - **Loss of source of truth** - Your VCS/Git repository no longer accurately reflects your deployed infrastructure.
+ - **Development roadblocks** - Subsequent changes become blocked because new deployments can’t proceed until the failure is resolved.
+ - **Increased troubleshooting complexity** - The longer a failure is unnoticed, the harder it becomes to troubleshoot it, since you have outdated state data and have lost context about what changed in the first place.
+ - **Wasted engineering time** - Developers waste time days after the failure investigating issues that could’ve been more easily diagnosed on the spot.
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- * who triggered it,
- * timestamps,
- * the type of TF operation (add, modify, destroy),
- * which TF resources are affected,
- * the VCS (such as Git) context,
- * state of the TF execution,
- * [and more](https://docs.spacelift.io/concepts/policy/notification-policy#data-input).
+ - who triggered it,
+ - timestamps,
+ - the type of TF operation (add, modify, destroy),
+ - which TF resources are affected,
+ - the VCS (such as Git) context,
+ - state of the TF execution,
+ - [and more](https://docs.spacelift.io/concepts/policy/notification-policy#data-input).
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-    * It's important to note that this is NOT blaming the author, especially since TF Apply errors can be common. Rather, this is proactive, ensuring that the failure notification reaches the person most capable of resolving the issue efficiently.
+    - It's important to note that this is NOT blaming the author, especially since TF Apply errors can be common. Rather, this is proactive, ensuring that the failure notification reaches the person most capable of resolving the issue efficiently.
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- each failure notice goes to the right person(s) who can fix the issue.
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7-7: Placeholder Date Warning:
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26-26: Temporal Preposition Adjustment:
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34-34: Subject-Verb Agreement Improvement:
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59-59: Article and Punctuation Correction:
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1-11: Invalid Date in Front Matter.
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26-26: Wording Improvement in Introduction.
Consider revising "there are times where" to "there are times when" for improved clarity and consistency, as suggested by LanguageTool.

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34-34: Grammar Correction in Notification Setup.
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38-38: Subject-Verb Agreement & Punctuation Issue.
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Context: ... about the TF apply that just occurred, including: * who triggered it, * timestamps, * the...

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[style] ~119-~119: Consider using a different verb for a more formal wording.
Context: ...ice goes to the right person(s) who can fix the issue. By implementing this tailor...

(FIX_RESOLVE)

🪛 markdownlint-cli2 (0.17.2)
content/updates/importance-of-efficient-notifications-terraform-automation.md

20-20: Link fragments should be valid
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(MD051, link-fragments)


41-41: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


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(MD004, ul-style)


43-43: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


44-44: Unordered list style
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45-45: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


76-76: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


77-77: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


78-78: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


79-79: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


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Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


81-81: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


82-82: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)


95-95: Unordered list style
Expected: dash; Actual: asterisk

(MD004, ul-style)

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