getting-started.md

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years 2017, 2022	2022-10-19	getting started with schematics, schematics tutorial, get started with terraform	schematics

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Use the powerful tools of {{site.data.keyword.bplong}} to build and spin up your {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} environment, automate cloud resource operations, install software, and run multi-tiered apps on your cloud resources. {: shortdesc}

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Use case	Description	Get started
Cloud infrastructure deployment	Quickly spin up multitiered and multi-location cloud environments by using the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} provider plug-in for Terraform. You specify the cloud resources that you need and watch {{site.data.keyword.bplong_notm}} provision, update, scale, and delete your {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} resources.	Link
Configuration management	Build, update, scale, and remove multitiered apps and app runtime environments with Ansible playbooks. You can also use Ansible to set up continuous deployment pipelines for your apps or automate cloud resource operations.	Link
Software deployment	Use a template from our software catalog to install IBM and Third party software in your {{site.data.keyword.containerlong_notm}} or {{site.data.keyword.openshiftlong_notm}} clusters, or in other {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} resources.	Link
Large-scale environments	Deploy and manage large-scale environments with {{site.data.keyword.bpshort}} blueprints, created from Infrastructure as Code (IaC) building blocks. Apply Terraform based automation modules, create repeatable, and customizable solution architectures by using version configurations.	Link
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