Service Catalog lets an organization create and manage approved catalogs of AWS resources, so teams can self-service deploy only pre-approved, compliant products — governance without blocking developers.
The tell
When a scenario needs to let teams launch only standardized, approved infrastructure (a vetted set of templates) while enforcing governance, that’s Service Catalog. It packages CloudFormation templates as products with controlled access.
Test yourself
An enterprise wants developers to self-service deploy only pre-approved, standardized infrastructure configurations to enforce governance. Which service?
- AWS CloudFormation alone
- AWS Service Catalog
- AWS Config
- AWS Organizations
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Correct answer: B. Service Catalog offers curated catalogs of approved products (backed by CloudFormation) for controlled self-service deployment. CloudFormation alone (A) doesn’t enforce an approved catalog; Config (C) checks compliance; Organizations (D) manages accounts/guardrails, not a product catalog.
Related topics
AWS CloudFormation · AWS Control Tower · AWS Organizations
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