AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 588

A SysOps Administrator is tasked with deploying and managing a single CloudFormation template across multiple AWS accounts.
What feature of AWS CloudFormation will accomplish this?

Answer options

• A. Change sets
• B. Nested stacks
• C. Stack policies
• D. StackSets

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS CloudFormation StackSets extends the functionality of stacks by enabling you to create, update, or delete stacks across multiple AWS accounts and Regions in a single operation. Other options like Nested stacks are designed for template modularity within a single account, while Change sets allow you to preview proposed changes, and Stack policies protect resources from unintentional updates.