While we often employ a similar process when automating other parts of a software delivery system (build, deployment, database, etc.), in this article, I’m focusing on automating infrastructures. Typically, we go through a 5-step process toward automating environments that will be used as part of a Continuous Delivery pipeline. They are: document, test, script, version Read more…
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NetFlix has written a lot about how they are effectively using Amazon Web Services to operate their infrastructure. I've found their development and use of the Chaos Monkey (and has even proposed its vision of a "Simian Army") to be particularly interesting. The basic premise is that all systems fail eventually so the Chaos Monkey Read more…
In a lot of ways, developer-time testing is a solved problem. Not to say that test-driven development is always easy. There are still plenty of people and technical issues to sort through when you decide to start testing your application aggressively. That said, I think that bringing testing into every aspect of your software development Read more…
A list of tools and tool types for Continuous Delivery in the Cloud for Java, .NET and Ruby Read more…
Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model promotes availability and is composed of essential characteristics, deployment models, and Read more…
With Elastic Operations you can expand and contract Operations Engineering experts – on demand. Read more…
A one-minute screencast on using the Cloud ROI Calculator to determine the costs between a Automated Cloud Operations team and a Traditional Operations team. Read more…
Use ROI calculator to determine amount you’ll save in moving to a 100% automated cloud operations environment Read more…
A brief conversation between a developer and a Systems Engineer who still runs his systems like it was 1995. Read more…