How to Use AWS for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

In this blog post, we have seen five different approaches to infrastructure as code on AWS: CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform, OpenTofu, and Pulumi. Each tool has its own strengths and weaknesses, and the right choice depends on your specific situation. We also covered some best practices for working with infrastructure as code on AWS, such as storing your infrastructure as code in a source code repository, keeping secrets out of your infrastructure code, setting up monitoring and alerts for drift detection, and more. Finally, we introduced Spacelift, an orchestration platform that can help you manage your infrastructure across multiple tools and environments.