Reflecting on a Pivotal Year for HashiCorp in 2024
The year 2024 marked a significant chapter in the ongoing evolution of HashiCorp. As we prepare to embark on another promising year, it’s essential to look back and highlight some of the remarkable milestones we achieved. These accomplishments wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering support of our community, customers, partners, and employees. We extend our deepest gratitude to all who contributed to our success.
Making Headlines
IBM’s Acquisition of HashiCorp
At the forefront of our 2024 achievements was HashiCorp’s landmark agreement to be acquired by IBM, positioning us as a division within IBM Software. This strategic move is poised to elevate our capabilities in delivering cutting-edge infrastructure and security practices to a broader global audience. With IBM’s extensive reach, we are enthusiastic about the enhanced workflows we can develop together, particularly in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. For more details, you can read about the agreement here.
Introducing the Infrastructure Cloud
This year, HashiCorp unveiled a groundbreaking approach that allows enterprises to manage infrastructure not just at the initial stages (Day 0 and Day 1) but also during the crucial ongoing maintenance phase (Day 2). This initiative, termed the Infrastructure Cloud, is accessible via the HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) suite. The Infrastructure Cloud concept focuses on long-term visibility and management of security and infrastructure, ensuring enterprises can maintain robust security and performance standards over time. More information can be found here.
Insights from the 2024 State of Cloud Strategy
HashiCorp, in collaboration with Forrester, conducted its fourth annual State of Cloud Strategy survey. This comprehensive study examined cloud maturity and categorized respondents based on 21 key practices in cloud infrastructure and security. A significant takeaway from the survey was that organizations with higher cloud maturity experienced substantial benefits and were twice as likely to have dedicated platform teams. The detailed survey results can be explored here.
The Tech: Major Developments Across Our Product Line
Throughout 2024, HashiCorp introduced numerous features and enhancements across its product portfolio. Let’s delve into some of the most anticipated updates that excited our users.
Infrastructure Lifecycle Management
Terraform: Pioneering Transformative Changes
Terraform, along with its cloud-based version HCP Terraform, saw major transformative changes aimed at streamlining the infrastructure lifecycle. These updates were designed to simplify large-scale deployments and migrations while reducing risks in handling sensitive information. Key highlights include:
- Terraform Stacks: Facilitates multi-component and multi-environment deployments. Learn more
- Module Lifecycle Management: Simplifies Day 2 upgrades and deprecations. Learn more
- Terraform Migrate: Assists in adopting HCP Terraform. Learn more
- Test-Integrated Module Publishing: Enhances module publication with integrated testing. Learn more
- Explorer for Workspace Visibility: Provides improved insights into workspace activities. Learn more
- Ephemeral Values: Keeps secrets out of state files. Learn more
- Config-Driven State Updates: Facilitates resource refactoring and importing. Learn more
- Provider-Defined Functions: Enhances the flexibility of the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Learn more
- New Sentinel Policy Library: Developed in collaboration with AWS to simplify policy adoption. Learn more
Packer: Enhanced Plugin Loading and Control
This year, Packer 1.11 introduced a more predictable plugin-loading process, while HCP Packer improved visibility and introduced sophisticated access controls. For detailed insights into these enhancements, visit here.
Waypoint: Advancing Developer Platform Capabilities
HCP Waypoint reached general availability at HashiConf, with significant enhancements to its internal developer platform capabilities. These advancements are designed to streamline and optimize developer workflows, contributing to a more efficient development lifecycle. More information can be found here.
Nomad: Performance Optimization and Enhanced Support
Nomad experienced significant performance optimizations, new device drivers, enhanced GPU support, and major task driver upgrades. Key highlights include:
- Nomad Bench: A tool for load testing and benchmarking. Learn more
- NVIDIA Device Driver: Added support for Multi-Instance GPUs. Learn more
- Golden Job Versions: Enhancements for job consistency and reliability. Learn more
- GPU Scheduling and Resource Quotas: Improved management of GPU resources. Learn more
- exec2 Task Driver: Now generally available for enhanced task execution. Learn more
- libvirt Task Driver Beta: Improved virtual machine support. Learn more
- LTS Release Program: For Nomad Enterprise, ensuring long-term stability and support. Learn more
Vagrant: Transition to HCP Vagrant Registry
Vagrant Cloud functionality was transitioned to the HCP Vagrant Registry, allowing users to reclaim their box registries seamlessly. For details about this transition, visit here.
Security Lifecycle Management
Vault: Enhanced Security and Integration
The Vault product suite saw significant maturation, with HCP Vault Radar entering public beta and HCP Vault Secrets adding enterprise capabilities. Key features introduced this year included:
- Secrets Sync: Now generally available for HCP Vault Dedicated and Vault Enterprise. Learn more
- Auto-Rotation and Dynamic Secrets: Improved management of secret lifecycle in HashiCorp Vault Secrets. Learn more
- Workload Identity Federation (WIF): Support for major cloud providers. Learn more
- PKI Support: Enhanced support for EST and CMPv2. Learn more
- Adaptive Overload Protection: For Vault’s integrated storage backend. Learn more
- Vault Secrets Operator (VSO): Enhancements for Kubernetes. Learn more
- LTS Release Program: For Vault Enterprise. Learn more
HCP Vault Radar: A New Era in Secret Management
HCP Vault Radar, introduced this year, scans digital environments for unmanaged secrets and personally identifiable information (PII). It offers risk prioritization, remediation workflows, and support for scanning common leak sources. Major features include:
- Risk Prioritization: Utilizes version history and Vault correlation. Learn more
- Remediation Workflows: Integration with ticketing and alerting solutions. Learn more
- Git Pre-Receive Hook Scanning: For enhanced security monitoring. Learn more
Boundary: Simplifying Secure Session Establishment
Boundary and HCP Boundary received workflow and UI enhancements aimed at simplifying and speeding up secure session establishment. Boundary’s value has been demonstrated in organizations like Verizon and BT Group. Key upgrades include:
- Transparent Sessions: Provides a VPN-like experience. Learn more
- Session Recording Storage: Supports on-prem and any S3-compatible storage. Learn more
- Audit Log Correlation: With Vault and Boundary. Learn more
Consul: Enhancing Networking Infrastructure
Consul, a critical component in many organizations’ networking infrastructure, focused on enhancing visibility, stability, and integration. Major releases include:
- Consul DNS Views: For Kubernetes. Learn more
- Transparent Proxy Mode: For ECS on Amazon EC2 tasks. Learn more
- LTS Release Program: For Consul Enterprise. Learn more
Customer Success Stories
Each year, HashiCorp is privileged to hear about the transformative impact its products have on customers across various industries. Here are a few inspiring stories from 2024:
Canva: Streamlining Secrets Management
Despite utilizing secrets management tools, Canva faced challenges with secret sprawl. By adopting HashiCorp Vault as their standard, they significantly improved their security posture:
- Closed a risk category by removing direct engineering access to secrets.
- Achieved an 87.5% reduction in secret provisioning processes.
- Enhanced auditing capabilities and increased team satisfaction.
Read more about Canva’s journey here.
California’s Department of Health Care Services: Modernizing Legacy Applications
California’s Department of Health Care Services, the largest SLED organization in the U.S., utilized HCP Terraform to modernize its legacy applications, achieving remarkable results:
- Reduced environment provisioning time from weeks to hours.
- Accelerated application production by 70%.
- Established a sustainable infrastructure management platform.
Explore the full case study here.
BT Group: Enhancing Security with Vault and Boundary
BT Group sought to transform security from a hurdle to an enabler, moving towards a passwordless experience with Vault and Boundary:
- Eliminated approximately 50,000 unnecessary credentials.
- Fostered strong user engagement with security processes.
- Reduced friction in accessing systems.
Learn more about BT Group’s experience here.
2024 By the Numbers
Here are some key metrics that underscore HashiCorp’s successful year:
- Over 4,800 customers.
- Included in Fortune’s 2024 Future 50.
- Terraform Registry boasts over 4,700 providers and 18,000 modules.
- HashiCorp User Groups (HUGs) span over 60 countries, with 180+ groups and 54,000+ members.
- Total certification exams passed (all time): 73,000+.
Looking Forward: Building the Future Together
As HashiCorp gears up for another exciting year, the focus remains on its comprehensive approach to infrastructure and security management. Our products are designed to deliver immediate benefits while ensuring sustained advantages over time. Continued integration across HCP services will facilitate their operation as a cohesive platform, supporting your internal infrastructure.
The accomplishments of 2024 have positioned HashiCorp to assist even more organizations in navigating the ever-evolving technology landscape. We eagerly anticipate collaborating with our users, customers, and partners in 2025 to continue shaping the future of infrastructure and security.
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