A developer needs to use a standardized template to create copies of a company's AWS architecture for development, test, and production environments. Which AWS service should the developer use to meet

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Options

• AAWS Cloud Map
• BAWS CloudFormation
• CAmazon Cloud Front
• DAWS CloudTrail

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  90% (28)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

AWS CloudFormation is correct because it's AWS's infrastructure-as-code service that lets you define your entire AWS architecture in a reusable template (JSON or YAML), then deploy identical copies of that infrastructure to dev, test, and prod with a single click.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. AWS Cloud Map is a service discovery tool for microservices - it helps applications find resources by name, not create infrastructure.
• C. Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) for caching and distributing content globally - nothing to do with provisioning environments.
• D. AWS CloudTrail records API calls and user activity for auditing and compliance - it observes infrastructure, it doesn't create it.

Memory tip: Think of CloudFormation as a blueprint or mold - just like a factory uses one mold to stamp out identical parts, CloudFormation uses one template to stamp out identical environments. The word "Formation" implies building something, which distinguishes it from Trail (tracking), Front (delivering), and Map (finding).

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