In this talk, we’ll explore how African startups can leverage Terraform and AWS to accelerate their growth journey. You’ll learn how Infrastructure as Code (IaC) empowers lean teams to automate deployments, ensure consistency across environments, and adopt best practices from day one—without needing a large DevOps staff. Using real-world scenarios, I’ll demonstrate how Terraform and AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, and ECS can be combined to build scalable, cost-efficient platforms that support rapid product growth.

We’ll cover:

Why Infrastructure as Code is a game-changer for startups.

Practical strategies for using Terraform modules to reduce complexity.

How to adopt AWS services that balance cost and scalability.

Common pitfalls African startups face when scaling infrastructure—and how to avoid them.