AWS CloudFormation
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AWS infrastructure-as-code service for provisioning and managing cloud resources using JSON or YAML templates with automatic rollback on failure.
Pros
- +Native AWS integration covers entire service catalog at no extra cost
- +Automatic rollback prevents partially-deployed broken states
Cons
- -YAML/JSON templates become verbose for complex stacks
- -Slower multi-cloud workflows compared to Terraform
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