Automating Infrastructure with CloudFormation StackSets

ADVANCED

235 minutes

5 tasks

In this lab, you will implement a multi-region infrastructure automation using AWS CloudFormation StackSets. This activity will help you understand how to manage and deploy cross-account and cross-region resources as you would in large enterprise environments. Through practical application, explore the intricacies of setting governance and security compliance at scale while studying the StackSets intricacies for regional infrastructure replication.

Scenario

ACME Corp is expanding its cloud footprint to multiple regions and needs an automated deployment strategy that ensures consistent configuration and security compliance across their AWS accounts. Your task is to create a reusable infrastructure framework using CloudFormation StackSets to deploy and manage resources in both us-east-1 and us-west-2, helping the company maintain a reliable and uniform infrastructure across their global presence.

Learning Objectives

Deploy StackSets for reusable infrastructure in multiple regions
Apply governance and security controls in the StackSets
Understand CloudFormation best practices for enterprise environments

tasks (5)

task 1: Create and configure a CloudFormation StackSet

45 min

task 2: Embed governance controls in the StackSet configuration

35 min

task 3: Test template drift and resolve discrepancies

40 min

task 4: Implement event-driven automation for compliance monitoring

60 min

task 5: Optimize StackSet operations for cost and efficiency

55 min

Prerequisites

•Familiarity with AWS CloudFormation and StackSets
•Understanding of IAM roles and policies
•Basic knowledge of AWS Config and event-driven architectures

Skills Tested

Use CloudFormation StackSets for multi-region deploymentsApply governance controls in infrastructure automationDetect and remediate IaC configuration driftImplement event-driven compliance monitoring