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Kevin DeJong

Author: Kevin DeJong

Kevin DeJong is a Sr. Open Source BDM – for Infrastructure as Code at AWS. He is creator and maintainer of cfn-lint. Kevin has been working with the CloudFormation service for over 6+ years.

AWS CloudFormation Stack refactoring

Introducing AWS CloudFormation Stack Refactoring

Introduction As your cloud infrastructure grows and evolves, you may find the need to reorganize your AWS CloudFormation stacks for better management, for improved modularity, or to align with changing business requirements. CloudFormation now offers a powerful feature that allows you to move resources between stacks. In this post, we’ll explore the process of stack […]

CloudFormation Hooks with CCAPI

Introducing AWS CloudFormation Hooks invoked via AWS Cloud Control API (CCAPI)

Today we are announcing the integration of AWS CloudFormation Hooks with AWS Cloud Control API (CCAPI). This integration enables the use of hooks to validate the configuration of resources being provisioned through CCAPI. In this blog post, we will explore the integration between CloudFormation Hooks and CCAPI by configuring an existing hook to work with […]

AWS CloudFormation Linter (cfn-lint) v1

Introduction The CloudFormation Linter, cfn-lint, is a powerful tool designed to enhance the development process of AWS CloudFormation templates. It serves as a static analysis tool that checks CloudFormation templates for potential errors and best practices, ensuring that your infrastructure as code adheres to AWS best practices and standards. With its comprehensive rule set and […]