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CloudFormation

AWS CloudFormation

Definition

CloudFormation is AWS's native infrastructure-as-code service that provisions and manages AWS resources through JSON or YAML templates. It handles dependency resolution, rollback on failure, and drift detection.

While powerful for AWS-native workflows, CloudFormation's verbosity and slow feedback loops have made CDK and Terraform popular alternatives.

Related Terms

CDK

Cloud Development Kit

Terragrunt

IaC

Infrastructure as Code

Config Drift

Configuration Drift

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