CloudFormation or Packer?

If you're deploying EC2 instances via CloudFormation you might be asking yourself whether or not to use scripts in the CloudFormation code to provision your application. In this video I want to explore why this is a bad idea and what a better solution is. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3tjY9cy Our community: https://chat.learndevops.com.au/ End to End DevOps: https://learndevops.com.au/ About Michael Crilly: Michael Crilly is a leading expert in DevOps and automation. Mike has automated everything from Cisco hardware to AWS resources using various tools like Python, Ruby, Go, Terraform, Packer, Ansible, CloudFormation, CI/CD, JenkinsCI, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps, and much more. Mike also loves to teach everyone and anyone about the joy of automating complex Cloud resources to deliver a fast, better infrastructure that's cheaper to operate and more stable to manage. Checkout my FREE courses! What are IAC & CAC?: https://bit.ly/3BT6OG9 Terraform Crash Course: https://bit.ly/3nawGZO Ansible Crash Course: https://bit.ly/3l4nKT0 Packer Crash Course: https://bit.ly/3kZkY1E