Agile Infra @AgileRoots 2009

AGILE INFRASTRUCTURE

ANDREW CLAY SHAFER

ANDREW CLAY SHAFER

Developer Once Upon A Time

ANDREW CLAY SHAFER


Agile Team member

ANDREW CLAY SHAFER


Agile Team member

Tolerated at Salt Lake Agile Roundtable

ANDREW CLAY SHAFER


Agile Team member


Mostly Worked For Start Ups

ANDREW CLAY SHAFER


Founding Partner Reductive Labs Inc.

Agile Team member



ANDREW CLAY SHAFER



Agile Team member

All Around Trouble Maker



ANDREW CLAY SHAFER



Agile Team member

All Around Trouble Maker



The Rest is Complicated...

O H Y E A H , T H E R E I S A LWAY S A D U C K . . .

WHAT IS AGILE?

M A N I F E S T O , 4 VA L U E S , 1 2 P R I N C I P L E S . . .

BUT WHAT IS

AGILE???

BUT WHAT IS

AGILE???PLANNING

BUT WHAT IS

AGILE???PLANNING ENGINEERING

BUT WHAT IS


DEVELOPERS

BUT WHAT IS


DEVELOPERSPRODUCTOWNERS

BUT WHAT IS



TESTERS

BUT WHAT IS



EXECUTIVES

TESTERS

BUT WHAT IS



SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORSEXECUTIVES

TESTERS

BUT WHAT IS



SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORSDATABASE ADMINISTRATORS

EXECUTIVES

TESTERS

BUT WHAT IS




NETWORK ENGINEERS

EXECUTIVES

TESTERS

BUT WHAT IS




NETWORK ENGINEERS

EXECUTIVES

TESTERSDESIGNERS

BUT WHAT IS




NETWORK ENGINEERS

EXECUTIVES

TESTERSDESIGNERS

USABILITY EXPERTS

BUT WHAT IS



CIRCLE OF HAPPINESS


NETWORK ENGINEERS

EXECUTIVES

TESTERSDESIGNERS

USABILITY EXPERTS

BUT THE WAY SOFTWARE GETS DELIVERED HAS

CHANGED A LOT...

BUT THE WAY SOFTWARE GETS DELIVERED HAS

CHANGED A LOT...

...AND THINGS ARE CHANGING FAST RIGHT NOW .

WHO IS WORKING ON A

WEB APP?

END OF SHRINK WRAP

Clouds Are Rising

END OF SHRINK WRAP

WHO IS WORKING ON A

WEB APP?

WHO IS WORKING ON A

WEB APP?WHERE DOES THAT WEB APP RUN?

WHO IS WORKING ON A


WHO TAKES CARE OF THOSE SERVERS?

WHO IS WORKING ON A


WHO TAKES CARE OF THOSE SERVERS?HOW DO YOU INTERACT WITH THEM?

WHO IS WORKING ON A


WHO TAKES CARE OF THOSE SERVERS?HOW DO YOU INTERACT WITH THEM?

‘THEM’ IS PEOPLE OR SERVERS?

ENGINEERINGVersion Control

Build From Source

WHO USES VERSION CONTROL FOR SYSTEM

CONFIGURATIONS?

WHO USES VERSION CONTROL FOR SYSTEM

CONFIGURATIONS?

WHO CAN AUTOMATICALLY

REBUILD SYSTEMS?

Infrastructure is Code!!!

Infrastructure is Code!!!SEMANTICS


REPRODUCIBLE


REPRODUCIBLEMAINTAINABLE



EXTENSIBLE



EXTENSIBLESHAREABLE

WHO IS USING PUPPET?



EXTENSIBLESHAREABLE

Open Source Software!

HELP ME TO SEE IT...

HELP ME TO SEE IT...

USING TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES CONFIGURATIONS TEND TO DRIFT

BUT WHY?

BUT WHY?BACKLOG OF REQUESTS

BUT WHY?BACKLOG OF REQUESTS

CONFIGURATION OF CRITICAL SERVICES ARE OFTEN NOT DOCUMENTED AND MUST BE RECREATED

BUT WHY?

INCONSISTENCIES CAUSE CONFUSION AND MISTAKES

BACKLOG OF REQUESTS


BUT WHY?

MORE AND MORE SYSTEMS TO MANAGE


BACKLOG OF REQUESTS


BUT WHY?



BACKLOG OF REQUESTS


WORK ON THE BIGGEST FIRE

Dear Diary,

Dear Diary, Today I was on fire for 12 hours...

Dear Diary, Today I was on fire for 12 hours...It wasn’t as pleasant as it sounds.

Dear Diary, Today I was on fire for 12 hours...It wasn’t as pleasant as it sounds.--Eben Brinson Smith III

WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?

WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?DEPLOYMENTS AND UPGRADES

ARE EXPENSIVE, TEDIOUS AND ERROR PRONE



THE CHANCE THAT DEV, TEST AND PROD ARE CONFIGURED THE SAME APPROACHES ZERO




HARDWARE FAILURE CAN BE CATASTROPHIC





HEAVY WEIGHT CHANGE CONTROL PROCESSES SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA

WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?


DEPLOYMENTS AND UPGRADES ARE EXPENSIVE, TEDIOUS AND ERROR PRONE



HEAVY WEIGHT CHANGE CONTROL PROCESSES SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA

VIRTUALMACHINES

VIRTUALMACHINES

A NEW ‘MACHINE’ API

VIRTUALMACHINES


MORE MACHINES TO CONFIGURE

VIRTUALMACHINES



DO NOT MAKE GOLDEN IMAGES

VIRTUALMACHINES




REALLY FOIL BALLS

VIRTUALMACHINES




WTF?REALLY FOIL BALLS

VIRTUALMACHINES




WTF?REALLY FOIL BALLS

...OR SHOULD I SAY WTD?

INFRASTRUCTUREIS CODE!


AUTOMATE EVERYTHING


AUTOMATE EVERYTHING

GET MORE DONE SPEND LESS TIME DOING IT


AUTOMATE EVERYTHING


PEOPLE SPEND TIME MAKING DECISIONSNOT DOING TEDIOUS WORK OVER AND OVER


AUTOMATE EVERYTHING



NO LONGER MANAGING SERVERS, MANAGE SERVICES


AUTOMATE EVERYTHING



TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROCESSES AND TOOLSWE HAVE FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

NO LONGER MANAGING SERVERS, MANAGE SERVICES

MORE AND MORESERVERS TO MANAGE

MORE AND MORESERVERS TO MANAGE

BRING IT ON!!!

PLANNINGCommunication

CollaborationEstimation

Prioritization

NON-FUNCTIONALREQUIREMENTS


REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL RENDER THE APPLICATION NON-FUNCTIONAL IF NOT FULFILLED



WTD?



WTD?

STOP THINKING LIKE THAT

REQUIREMENTS ARE REQUIREMENTS


A WEB APP IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE



WITHOUT INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IS NO APP




A CHANGE IN USAGE PATTERNS CAN CRUSH THE INFRASTRUCTURE




A CHANGE IN USAGE PATTERNS CAN CRUSH THE INFRASTRUCTURE

REQUIRES COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEV AND OPS

DEVELOPERS OPERATIONS


BOUNDARY OBJECTS


BOUNDARY OBJECTS

COMMUNITY OF INTEREST


BOUNDARY OBJECTS

COMMUNITY OF INTERESTWWW .VISIBLEWORKINGS.COM/ANALOGYFEST/MARICK-BOUNDARY-OBJECTS.PDF

http://www.visibleworkings.com/analogyfest/marick-boundary-objects.pdf

http://www.visibleworkings.com/analogyfest/marick-boundary-objects.pdf


PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS



...BUT BE WILLING AND ABLE TO CHANGE THEM


OPERATIONS’ CUSTOMER IS THE APP







IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISN’T WORKING NOTHING IS



CREATE A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION






CREATE A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION


TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROCESSES AND TOOLSWE HAVE FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT



THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT FROM THE

MANIFESTO...


MANIFESTO......MIGHT NOT BE THE VALUES...


MANIFESTO...

...OR THE PRINCIPLES...

...MIGHT NOT BE THE VALUES...

‘We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and

helping others do it.’

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