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Building a Terraform Drift Validator for Azure with Live Portal Verification

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May 18, 2026

This technical blog post describes the Azure Infrastructure Validator Agent, a FastAPI-based validation service that compares expected infrastructure from Excel inventory against Terraform state and live Azure resources. The agent is designed to support enterprise governance by detecting drift, compliance gaps, and missing resources in real time.

Architecture:  This blog describes how to build a practical Terraform Drift Validator for Azure that compares three sources of truth: Excel sheet or design document containing expected Azu...
Updated May 18, 2026
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