Deployments & Managing Infrastructure at Scale Flashcards
What is CloudFormation?
It enables Infrastructure as Code on AWS
Benefits of CloudFormation
- Infrastructure as Code
- Cost
- Productivity
- Don-t re-invent the wheel
- Supports all AWS resources
What is CDK?
Cloud Developer Kit - define your cloud infrastructure using a familiar programming language, which is compiled into a CloudFormation template
What is CodeDeploy
Deploy your applications automatically, servers must be provisioned and configures ahead of time.
What is CodeCommit
Fully-managed source-control service that hosts git repositories
What is CodeBuild?
Code building service in the cloud. It compiles source code, runs test and produces packages.
What is CodePipeline?
Orchestrates the different steps to have the code automatically pushed to production
What is CodeArtifact?
A secure, scalable and cost-effective artifact management for software development
What is artifact management?
Stores and retrieving software packages’ dependencies
What is CodeStar?
A unified UI to easily manage software development activities in one place. Quickly set-up CodeCommit, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2 etc
What is Cloud9?
A cloud IDE for writing, running and debugging code
What AWS Systems Manager (SSM)?
A hybrid service that helps you manage your EC2 and on-remises systems at scale
What is SSM Session Manager?
Allows you to start a secure shell on your EC2 instances and on-premises servers, without using port 22.
What is AWS OpsWorks?
Managed Chef & Puppet, an alternative to AWS SSM.
