Lessons about DevOps from Science Fiction
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LESSONS ABOUT DEVOPS FROM SCIENCE FICTION Presenta(on available at h0p://fastwonderblog.com/speaking/ Dawn M. Foster Puppet Labs Director of Community @geekygirldawn [email protected]
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You can watch the video of this talk: http://vimeo.com/album/3093746/video/109820344 One of the important ideas behind DevOps is that people from development and operations should work together, just like the Doctor (a Time Lord) and his human companions work together to solve the problems of the universe. We're moving away from a model where control was centralized in the hands of a few, like the way the spice was tightly controlled in Dune, and we're sharing more of the responsibilities, like how the Stargate SG-1 team collaborates with the Tok'ra, the Asgard and others. We also work to automate processes and manage configurations, not unlike how Asimov created his 3 laws to make sure that robots, like our servers, were well-behaved and performing according to some standard rules. This is a fun session, but it focuses on real lessons from DevOps as told through science fiction.
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LESSONS ABOUT DEVOPS FROM SCIENCE FICTION
Presenta(on available at h0p://fastwonderblog.com/speaking/
Dawn M. Foster Puppet Labs
!Director of Community
@geekygirldawn [email protected]
WHOAMI
• Geek, traveler, reader
• Recovered sys admin, community & open source
• Read 73 books last year, mostly sci-fi / fantasy
• I keep a list: http://fastwonderblog.com/about/reading/
Photos by Josh Bancroft, Don Park
OVERVIEW
• Culture: people, process
• Automation: tools, growth, risk
• Measurement: monitor & improve
• Sharing: control, mentoring
ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE
The Doctor and
companions work
together like Ops & Devs
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Understand changes,
take one step at a time, and
have solid processes.
AUTOMATE ALL THE THINGS
Automate the tedious
tasks and have time
for the fun stuff
DELEGATE TO MINIONS
Delegate the grunt work
to automation tools,
not minions
Thanks to Dave Zwieback aka @mindweather for suggesting a Gru and the minions reference.
LAWS OF ROBOTICS
Use config management
systems with rules to control
infrastructure behavior
GROWTH & AUTOMATION
Use automation and
configuration management tools to
spin up large numbers of systems
REDSHIRTS ARE EXPENDABLE
Treat your servers
like redshirts
!
Side note: read John Scalzi’s ‘Redshirts’
“EVERYTHING WE DO OUT HERE IS A RISK!”
Automate tasks to
reduce risk
MONITOR AND MEASURE
Monitor and measure as much as
possible to track progress for
performance, processes & people
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Improve by assimilating
useful technologies into
your collective
SHARE AND IMPROVE
Share new ideas, information,
problems, and stories with a
focus on continuous improvement.
CONTROL ISSUES
Work together as equals,
give up control and
share responsibility
INCIDENT RESPONSE
More people with more access
means that you may need to
adjust how you respond to incidents
DON’T CREATE MONSTERS
Create a culture where
developers & ops
avoid short cuts that create
new infrastructure monsters
MENTORING
Train the next generation
and help others succeed
STRONG WOMEN
Encourage women in
our field and get them
speaking at our events
www.usenix.org/blog/my-daughters-high-school-programming-teacher
DON’T PANIC
Things will go wrong
keep things in perspective
calmly recover
