“Develop, Test, and Deploy with AWS CloudFormation [AWS Black Belt]” – A guide to developing, testing, and deploying with AWS CloudFormation.

“CloudFormation development, testing, and deployment through AWS Black Belt generates awe-inspiring insights and firsthand experiences, building an understanding from the ground up using a clear, humor-filled, and slightly colloquial language. The process captures the essence of management console, CLI, CI/CD pipeline, and Git synchronization for an in-depth exploration of CloudFormation’s productivity-enhancing capabilities. AWS enthusiasts will find it strikingly insightful.” 🚀🌟

Introduction 👇

At today’s AWS Black Belt Online Seminar, we will be delving into AWS CloudFormation’s development, testing, and deployment. This online seminar series, offered by Amazon Web Services Japan, is designed for technical personnel to gain a better understanding of AWS services and solutions. Now, let’s explore some key points regarding the content and objectives of this seminar.

Points to Consider 👇

In this segment, we will explain the content of the seminar and some important considerations to keep in mind. For details about AWS services and solutions or to access past materials, please visit the AWS official website.

Self-Introduction 👇

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Yamakawa, and I am involved in AWS solutions at Amazon Web Services Japan. I am particularly fond of AWS CloudFormation, which brings us to the agenda for this seminar.

CloudFormation Usage Flow Chart 👇

The following diagram outlines the usage flow of CloudFormation from a development perspective, including template creation, provisioned stack review, and the utilization of CloudFormation capabilities.

| Developer Action | CloudFormation Process |
|------------------|------------------------|
| Create template | Provisioned resources |
| Review change sets | Update template |
| Detect drift | Incorporate change into template |

Key Considerations During Stack Design 👇

In this segment, we will delve into the considerations for CloudFormation stack design, addressing issues related to stack division, the relationship between repository and actual resources, and specific techniques for stack division.

Stack Division Considerations 👇

A variety of factors must be considered when determining how to divide CloudFormation stacks. This includes the organization’s structure, system environment, development scale, and more. However, stack division can lead to intricate resource dependency management. We will address specific methods for effective stack division in the subsequent sections.

Please check more information for stack division from the Amazon Web Services Japan.

Template Reusability Strategies 👇

We will explore techniques to ensure the reusability of CloudFormation templates across different environments. This would involve the use of Mappings and Conditions to control various settings based on input values.

| Scenario                         | Approach                                   |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Create reusable parameter section | Input environment info                    |
| Mapping usage for configuration   | Map environment info to instance type     |
| Utilizing Conditions for reusability | Change configurations based on conditions |

Stay tuned for more information about reusable templates.

Development Environment Setup 👇

This section will introduce the setup of CloudFormation’s own linter CfnLint and the utilization of the CloudFormation ReIn tool, which serves as a command-line interface for various CloudFormation operations such as deployment, stack deletion, and generating resource templates.

Integration Testing with Taskcat 👇

We will illustrate how TaskCat enables integration testing of CloudFormation templates by executing stack creation, testing for success or failure, and subsequent stack deletion.

For further details on TaskCat and its capabilities, refer to the official documentation.

Wrap Up 👇

In conclusion, today’s webinar aimed to cover several key aspects of CloudFormation, focusing on the development, testing, and deployment phases. We trust that these insights will contribute to increased productivity in CloudFormation development.

Thank you for your attention!