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Automating Infrastructures: Testing, Scripting, Versioning, Continuous

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 Chaos Monkey and Traditional vs. Cloud Operations Mindset

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…

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Why the Private Cloud is a Lie and other Myths of Cloud Computing

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…