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APP306: Using AWS CloudFormation for Deployment and Management at Scale

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• Give developers access to the services they build.
• Have developers "take the phone" (support their services)
  • what tools do they need to do that?
• Version the CF templates with the code that uses them
• Split CF stacks based on stateful and stateless resources

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Cutting the Gordian Knot

• When solving impossible problems, ask yourself:
• Is there an easier way?
• Am I solving the right problem?
• Why is this a problem?
• What makes it hard?
• Do I have to do it this way?
• Does it have to be done at all?