CLF-C02 Question 51
Single answerA retail company is expanding its infrastructure across multiple regions to support a global user base. They want to automate the deployment of resources, enforce consistent configurations, and reduce manual errors. Which AWS service provides these benefits by allowing them to define infrastructure as code?
- A
AWS CloudFormation
- B
AWS Trusted Advisor
- C
AWS Config
- D
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation is specifically designed to automate resource provisioning and configuration management using templates that define infrastructure as code. This approach ensures consistency, reduces manual effort, and minimizes the risk of errors, making it the ideal choice for the scenario described.
- A. Correct.
AWS CloudFormation allows users to define infrastructure as code, enabling automated deployment, consistent configurations, and reducing manual errors.
- B. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations to optimize costs, improve security, and enhance performance, but it does not automate the provisioning or configuration of resources.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Config monitors and records configurations of AWS resources but does not automate resource deployment or configuration management.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling helps in dynamically scaling EC2 instances to meet demand but does not provide infrastructure as code or configuration automation.