https://www.cloudkaramchari.com/tags/aws-cdk/Recent content in AWS CDK on CloudkaramchariHugo -- gohugo.ioencloudkaramchariMon, 20 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0530https://www.cloudkaramchari.com/blog/aws-cloudformation-express-mode-faster-stack-deployments/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0530https://www.cloudkaramchari.com/blog/aws-cloudformation-express-mode-faster-stack-deployments/ <h1 id="aws-cloudformation-express-mode-4x-faster-deploys-and-what-it-actually-changes">AWS CloudFormation Express Mode: 4x Faster Deploys and What It Actually Changes</h1> <p>If you've ever sat through a <code>create-stack</code> that takes two minutes to provision an SQS queue with a dead-letter queue, or watched a <code>delete-stack</code> hang for 20+ minutes because a Lambda function still has an ENI attached, you already know CloudFormation's biggest complaint isn't the DSL — it's the wait. AWS shipped a fix for that on June 30, 2026: <strong>Express mode</strong>, a new deployment option that can cut stack operation time by up to 4x. It works with your existing templates, no rewrites required.</p>