Ryan Fee

Ryan Fee is the director of platform engineering at Scalr, with over 15 years of experience improving infrastructure experiences at companies large and small.

Understanding the Terraform ignore_changes Lifecycle Block

Learn how and when to use the ignore_changes life cycle block.

Everything you need to know about using Terraform or OpenTofu with Slack

Learn about how to integrated Terraform with Slack

Using Checkov with Terraform - Integrations, Features, Examples

Learn the basics of how and when to use Checkov

November 2025 Release Notes

Check out all of the improvements made in Scalr in November

Using Terraform in Azure DevOps Pipelines

This guide explains the basic steps to getting started with Terraform and Azure DevOps Pipelines

Explaining a Terraform Private Module Registry

A Terraform Private Module registry: the secure, internal source of truth for all your organization specific Terraform configurations

Scalr's MCP Server: The AI Assistant That Does the Heavy Lifting

Use the Scalr MCP server to make your platform teams much more productive and efficient when analyzing your Terraform ecosystem.

Introducing Scalr Metrics

Track, analyze, and optimize your IaC performance. Scalr Metrics provides critical data on run times and bottlenecks.

New Scalr Feature: Control Tower

Scalr Control Tower unifies billing across all your Scalr accounts for centralized financial oversight. Simplify invoicing today!

Scalr Feature - Storage Profiles

Scalr Storage Profiles let you store Terraform/OpenTofu state files in your own AWS, GCP, or Azure buckets.

Using the GCS Backend Block in Terraform

Learn how to use the GCS backend for your Terraform state

Terraform Backend Options

Learn about Terraform backends and how to configure them

Selecting a Terraform Cloud Alternative (December 2025)

Review how alternatives to TFC are not only different, but also similar, making the migration easier than expected.

Scalr Product Updates - August 2025

Request Terraform apply approvals, new drift reports, set security rules, and more!

Using the AWS S3 Backend Block in Terraform

Using the AWS S3 backend makes it much easier to scale your Terraform usage.

Using the AzureRM Backend Block in Terraform

Using the AzureRM backend makes it much easier to scale your Terraform usage.

Announcing a Simpler, More Transparent Pricing Model

The Scalr pricing model continues to be simplified. Users are only charged for runs, nothing else.

What are Terraform Lock Files

Learn what a Terraform lock file is and why it's important.

How to Troubleshoot Terraform Errors

Understand the basics of debugging Terraform errors.

Terraform Lock File Debugging

Fixing the Terraform "doesn't match any of the checksums previously recorded in the dependency lock file" issue

Terraform Count vs For_Each

Learn when to use count vs for_each with Terraform

Scalr Product Updates - July 2025

Terraform module namespaces, AWS provider default tags, and more!

Migrating from Terraform to OpenTofu

Learn how to migrate from Terraform to OpenTofu and what to consider.

New Feature: Private Module Registry Namespaces

Private module registry namespaces allow you to organize Terraform and OpenTofu modules easier and select which environments to share them with.

What is a Terraform Taco

Learn how a Terraform TACO helps you scale your Terraform usage