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> We used ansible heavily with AWS for 2 years. Then we decided to gut it out and do CF directly. Why? If we want to switch clouds, it's not like the ansible or
by alfiedotwtf 5y ago
> We used ansible heavily with AWS for 2 years. Then we decided to gut it out and do CF directly. Why? If we want to switch clouds, it's not like the ansible or terraform modules are transferable ... So might as well go the native supported route.
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> I agree with the article, messages can be cryptic, but at the end of the day, I have a CF stack that represents an entity. I can blow away the stack, and if there's any failure or issue, I can escalate my permissions and kill it again. Still a problem? Then it's AWS's fault and a ticket away (though I've only had to do this once in 5 years and > 150,000 CF stacks.
This, 100%.