Summary

In this chapter, we discussed some high-level topics that are making headlines in the DevOps movement and can improve our productivity within AWS. We touched on using temporary development environments and discussed how tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation allow us to create short-lived playgrounds for developers. Finally, we discussed how we can optimize our testing and deployment to make use of the flexibility of the cloud and AWS. The next chapter will be combine various processes that will help you to deliver a product with high availability and ensure that, in the case of a disaster, you have practiced your recovery methods.