AWS CloudFormation allows you to use a simple text file to model and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts.
Customer Reviews
Aaron A.
Advanced user of AWS CloudFormationCloudFormation makes it possible to develop entire environments within YAML or JSON configuration files, and then use the same file over and over again across accounts. This allows engineers/architects to deploy consistent, repeatable infrastructure.
Some of the documentation is not very clear. This makes it harder to write resource statements for certain services, for example, Lambda.
Also, some services are not supported in CloudFormation.
I am using it to solve the problem of inconsistent VPCs, security groups, and EC2 instances. I have realized saved time in provisioning resources. Also, improved ability to troubleshoot problems and security too. CloudFormation has greatly improved our workflow.
