Use CDK to deploy resources

Status: accepted
Date: 2022-05-12

Context and Problem Statement

We want to use IaC to deploy our resources. Which tool should we use?

Considered Options

Terraform
CDK
CloudFormation

Decision Outcome

Chosen option: CDK, because

CDK allows to provision infrastructure using language of your choice.
CDK simplifies definition of resources by providing default values for oprional arguments.
Developers can quickly and easily review infrastructure.
CDK allows to detect drifts.