Agus Kurniawan

Get up and running with AWS automation using CloudFormation

Key Features

 • Explore the fundamentals of AWS CloudFormation
 • Get acquainted with concepts such as CloudFormation templates and mappings
 • Learn to implement Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) on AWS

Book Description

As the Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure is gradually moving towards cloud, managing cloud-related tasks efficiently continues to be a challenge for system administrators. CloudFormation is a language developed for managing infrastructure-related services efficiently on AWS and its features help secure the AWS resource deployment process.

Learn CloudFormation serves as a fundamental guide to kick-start your journey on CloudFormation. We will introduce you to the basic concepts on IaC and the AWS services required for implementing automation and infrastructure management. Then, we deep dive into concepts such as CloudFormation mapping, conditions, limit, and output and EC2. In the concluding chapters, you will manage the entire AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation templates.

By the end of this book, you will get up and running with IaC with CloudFormation.

What you will learn

 • Understand AWS CloudFormation
 • Develop AWS CloudFormation templates
 • Deploy AWS CloudFormation for AWS resources
 • Build your first AWS CloudFormation project
 • Explore AWS Security features
 • Deploy testing and production stages using CloudFormation

Who this book is for

Learn CloudFormation is for cloud engineers, system administrators, cloud architects, or any stakeholders working in the field of cloud development or cloud administration. Basic knowledge of AWS is necessary.

Agus Kurniawan is a lecturer, researcher, IT consultant, and author. He has more than 16 years of experience in various software and hardware development projects for various companies. He also has been delivering materials in training and workshops, and delivering technical writing. He has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for 13 years in a row. He is currently doing some research related to software engineering, machine learning, networking, and security systems at the Faculty of Computer Science, University of Indonesia.

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Learn CloudFormation: Write, deploy, and maintain your AWS infrastructure

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