Chapter 4. Programming your infrastructure: The command-line, SDKs, and CloudFormation
This chapter covers
- Understanding the idea of infrastructure as code
- Using the CLI to start a virtual machine
- Using the JavaScript SDK for Node.js to start a virtual machine
- Using CloudFormation to start a virtual machine
Imagine that you want to provide room lighting as a service. To switch off the lights in a room using software, you need a hardware device like a relay connected to the light circuit. This hardware device must have some kind of interface that lets you send commands via software. With a relay and an interface, you can offer room lighting as a service.
This also applies to providing VMs as a service. VMs are software, but if you want to ...
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