AWS Cloud Formation Basics - CloudFormation Template Structure

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on AWS CloudFormation templates, covering essential sections like resources, format, description, metadata, parameters, mappings, and conditions. It explains the use of intrinsic functions such as select, join, and substitute, and how they can be applied in different sections of a template. The tutorial also discusses the importance of mappings for region-specific resources and the use of conditions for environment-specific configurations. Finally, it highlights the role of outputs in sharing information between stacks.

How do mappings enhance the functionality of cloud formation templates?

In what scenarios would you use conditional resources in a cloud formation template?

What is the significance of the output section in a cloud formation template?