CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A company manages a multi-account AWS environment and wants to deploy consistent infrastructure across several accounts using CloudFormation. The solution must support updates to the infrastructure and detect configuration drift. Which TWO CloudFormation features should be used?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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StackSets
StackSets allow deploying stacks across multiple accounts and regions. Drift detection identifies changes made outside CloudFormation. Change sets preview changes but are not specific to multi-account.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Change sets
Why it's wrong here
Change sets preview changes for a single stack.
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StackSets
Why this is correct
StackSets enable deployments across multiple accounts.
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Outputs
Why it's wrong here
Outputs export values, not for drift detection.
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Nested stacks
Why it's wrong here
Nested stacks organize within a single account.
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Drift detection
Why this is correct
Drift detection identifies manual changes to stack resources.
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