The value of the service is resident in the automation engine that reads task-oriented workflows in the form of YAML scripts and directs the execution through native and third-party engines such as Terraform. The individual steps in both the provision and post-provision process are consolidated in YAML scripts, and the service then orchestrates the execution of each step in the appropriate sequence, eliminating the requirement of manual intervention.

These steps are also governed by policy and, as each step is executed, policy must be consulted and enforced, the service validates the step complies with policy and thus enforces it before completing each step and moving on to the next in sequence.