Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| English | AWS Service Catalog |
| Full name | AWS Service Catalog |
| Chinese | 已批准 IT 服务目录 |
| Japanese | AWS Service Catalog（承認済み IT サービスのカタログ管理） |
| Exam frequency | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Often confused with | AWS Marketplace / AWS Control Tower |
One-line summary
Publish approved standardized cloud products in a catalog for controlled self-service deployment.
Core capabilities and use cases
- A portfolio groups products and defines who may use them.
- Products are commonly backed by CloudFormation templates and can represent complete environments.
- Administrators publish versions and apply launch or template constraints.
- Authorized users launch provisioned products without receiving unrestricted infrastructure permissions.
- Typical uses include standardized test environments, three-tier stacks, instance sizes, networks, and tags.
Exam focus and common pitfalls
- Approved product catalog plus controlled self-service deployment points to Service Catalog.
- Marketplace is a third-party software and data marketplace; Control Tower governs multi-account landing zones.
- Service Catalog defines what may be deployed, while License Manager tracks license usage.
Key takeaway
Turn approved templates into products so users can deploy them through controlled self-service.