The Modern Stack on AWS
6 days ago
- #Terraform
- #DevOps
- #AWS
- AWS infrastructure complexity doesn't need trendy tools or overly complex CI/CD systems.
- Terraform remains dominant for AWS IaC due to its simplicity and wide adoption.
- New IaC tools like CDK, Pulumi, Crossplane, Wing, and WeaveWorks/Flux have struggled or failed.
- Teams often lack a blueprint rather than better tools.
- GitHub Actions provides first-class GitOps workflows and governance.
- The winning pattern is Terraform + GitHub Actions + open-source modules.
- Cloud Posse's open-source module library offers 160+ production-tested modules for AWS architecture.
- This stack aligns with modern DevSecOps and platform engineering practices.
- The stack is flexible and allows for evolution without major rework.
- Teams need a proven blueprint, not more tools or custom builds.