How to detect messed up CloudFormation resources - part 2

In part 1 we introduced an AWS CloudFormation feature called Drift Detection, with which we can detect (uncontrolled) changes to the resources we manage via CloudFormation. We showed this in the AWS Management Console.

In this part, we are creating simple scripts to start the drift detection process on our CloudFormation stacks, as well as checking the result of detected drifts on the stacks. This will allow us not only to check on a single stack at a time but also on multiple stacks and multiple regions in one operation.

How to avoid unexpected AWS costs

Note 2024-01-30: This article has been moved to If you are a user of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services, you have most likely run into the situation where you…