Summary and Quiz

In this lesson, we’ll summarize what we’ve learned in this section and test our knowledge of the AWS CloudFormation service with a short quiz.

Summary

Here’s a summary of the key takeaways from this section:

• AWS CloudFormation service: The AWS CloudFormation manages the AWS cloud infrastructure as code. CloudFormation allows us to provision and manage AWS cloud resources as a collection, also known as a stack.

• Benefits of CloudFormation: AWS CloudFormation offers the following benefits:

  • Automation: We can automate the management of our AWS cloud infrastructure, reducing any manual overhead.

  • Easier resource management: We can leverage the AWS CloudFormation service to improve the scalability and consistency of our AWS cloud infrastructure.

  • Reusability across regions: We can reuse CloudFormation templates for deployment in different AWS regions and AZs.

  • Tracking changes: We can easily track modifications to our cloud infrastructure.

  • Cost management: We can tag resources in CloudFormation stacks for easier cost tracking.

• Cost considerations: While CloudFormation itself is free, users can still incur costs for the AWS resources provisioned through CloudFormation. AWS follows the pay-as-you-go model without upfront commitments.