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PDXCloud September Gathering
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This week we have a great presentation lined up from Matthew Hooker called "Cloud-Native DevOps". Matthew works for Simple.com, the innovative finance company that wants to replace your bank.
Abstract:
> The role of IT administrators is constantly evolving. We've been burdened
> (bestowed?) with the task of automating as much as possible as our
> infrastructure changes faster than we can keep up.
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> Until 2005, you were probably using CFEngine or shell scripts and whatever
> package manager your OS supported. Around that time Puppet and Chef dropped, and
> it was enlightening. Then, in 2008, EC2 went stable, and the term DevOps started
> gaining popularity the next year.
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> Unfortunately, both Puppet and Chef arrived just on the cusp of the
> transition to IaaS, before we understood best practices for operating in this
> new environment. These tools were the product of years of experience operating
> raw hardware. There is something lost in translation when we apply these tools
> to the cloud.
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> This talk is about how we've worked to bridge the gap, to go
> Cloud-Native. I'll demonstrate the impedance mismatch that occurs when you run
> chef in the cloud, and how we created a system better adapted to this new
> environment. I'll argue that instances need to be treated as ephemeral; that the
> ability to quickly launch instances is critical to agility; and reinforce the
> idea that automation is essential at every step of the process.
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> By the end I hope I can convince you that there are ways to operate with
> more agility, to insulate yourselves from failure, and let every engineer sleep
> better at night.
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> I also hope to inspire you to look for the gaps, and to come up with better
> ways to close them. This is only the beginning. We need fresh eyes and new
> ideas.
See you on Wednesday night, and always there will be pizza and refreshments. Doors open at 6:30pm and presentation starts around 7. |
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2013-09-11 21:00:00 -0700 |
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2013-09-11 18:30:00 -0700 |
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PDXCloud September Gathering |
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pdxcloud |
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The door to the building is locked in the evening, but there will be someone there to let you in from 6:30 to 7:20 pm. |
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