Immutable Infrastructure
Immutable Infrastructure is a software deployment and management paradigm where infrastructure components, such as servers or containers, are never modified after deployment. Instead, changes are made by replacing the entire component with a new, updated version built from a known configuration. This approach ensures consistency, reliability, and reproducibility across environments by treating infrastructure as disposable and version-controlled artifacts.
Developers should adopt Immutable Infrastructure to enhance deployment reliability, reduce configuration drift, and streamline disaster recovery in cloud-native and DevOps environments. It is particularly valuable for microservices architectures, continuous delivery pipelines, and scalable systems where rapid, consistent updates are critical, as it eliminates the risks associated with in-place modifications and simplifies rollback processes.