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npm vs Yarn: Part 2

Previously, we covered the release of Yarn, a new package management system designed to fix some of the shortfalls associated with npm.  With improvements in speed, efficiency, readability, and dependency management, Yarn has shown itself to be a worthwhile tool.  In this post, we will put that tool to use and show just how powerful Yarn can be.  Before we can demonstrate its potential, we have to Read more…

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Next-Generation Managed Services are Self-Service

The traditional managed services provider (MSP) model is broken and needs disruption. The next-generation managed services model is about guiding customers in a self-service manner. The key drivers causing customers to seek cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) include the agility and cost efficiencies they afford. The agility helps customers be more responsive to Read more…

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Continuous Delivery to S3 via CodePipeline and CodeBuild

In this blog post, you see a demonstration of Continuous Delivery of a static website to Amazon S3 via AWS CodeBuild  and AWS CodePipeline. At the conclusion, you will be able to provision all of the AWS resources by clicking a “Launch Stack” button and going through the AWS CloudFormation steps to launch a solution stack. Using S3 Read more…

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Stelligent is an APN Launch Partner for the AWS Management Tools Addition to the AWS Service Delivery Program

Stelligent, an AWS Partner Network (APN) Advanced Consulting Partner specializing exclusively in DevOps Automation on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, announce that it is a launch partner for four additional services in the AWS Service Delivery Program: AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Amazon EC2 Systems Manager. This means that Stelligent has demonstrated a successful track record Read more…

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Introduction to NixOS

NixOS, and declarative immutable systems, are a great fit for CI/CD pipelines.  With the entire system in code, ensuring and auditing reproducible environments becomes easy.  Applications can also be “nixified,” so both system and application are fully declarative and in version control. The NixOS system is mounted read-only, which makes for a good fit in Read more…

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Devops Benefits of Infrastructure as Code

Infrastructure and operations as code is an essential practice for realizing the advantages of modern clouds.  For enterprises looking to migrate to Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, scripted infrastructure and automation are the key first steps through which other devops practices become accessible.  This post will enumerate some key benefits that become Read more…

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Firewalls, controlled by a Pipeline?

Is updating your firewall a painful, slow process? Does the communication gap between development teams and security teams cause frustration? If so, you’re not alone. In technology organizations, changes to firewalls tend to be slow and typically cause developer teams and security teams numerous headaches. However, controlling firewall and security settings with a pipeline, managed with CloudFormation can Read more…

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DevOps in AWS Radio: Parameter Store with AWS CodePipeline (Episode 6)

In this episode, Paul Duvall and Brian Jakovich from Stelligent cover recent DevOps in AWS news and speak about the release of AWS CodeBuild and how you can integrate the service with other services on AWS. Here are the show notes: DevOps in AWS News Managing Your AWS Resources Through a Serverless Policy Engine Introducing Git Credentials: […]

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