AWS Service Catalog
- What it is
- Lets an organization publish a curated catalog of approved AWS resources (“products”, defined as AWS CloudFormation templates) that users can self-serve.
- Why
- Developers get speed — launch an approved environment in one click.
- Central IT keeps control — only vetted, compliant, correctly tagged configurations are available.
- Launch constraints let users deploy resources they lack direct IAM permission to create.
- Concepts
- Product — a template. Portfolio — a bundle of products with permissions and constraints attached.
- Products can be versioned and shared across accounts in AWS Organizations.
- Not to be confused with
- AWS Marketplace — buy third-party software from vendors. Service Catalog is your own internal, approved offerings.