https://speakerdeck.com/bube 2017-05-01 03:45:06 -0400 A cloud infrastructure is immutable if changes to it are versioned, controlled and doesn't drift away from the plan. Packer is a tool that allows you to build machine images that are immutable. One of the cloud providers supported by packer is DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean offers a simple and elegant interface where you can spin up instances from the machine images created by packer. A cloud infrastructure is immutable if changes to it are versioned, controlled and doesn't drift away from the plan. Packer is a tool that allows you to build machine images that are immutable. One of the cloud providers supported by packer is DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean offers a simple and elegant interface where you can spin up instances from the machine images created by packer. Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/bube/build-immutable-infrastrusructure-using-packer-and-digital-ocean https://speakerdeck.com/bube/build-immutable-infrastrusructure-using-packer-and-digital-ocean If you've got no plans to monitor your cloud infrastructure then there's no need to go for cloud in the first place. Monitoring is a measure of how well internal states of a system can be inferred by the knowledge of it’s external outputs. If you've got no plans to monitor your cloud infrastructure then there's no need to go for cloud in the first place. Monitoring is a measure of how well internal states of a system can be inferred by the knowledge of it’s external outputs. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/bube/important-cloud-metrics-to-monitor https://speakerdeck.com/bube/important-cloud-metrics-to-monitor DevOps Engineers and Sys Admins are always caught up in the middle of repeating the same thing each time a task needs to be executed. Building Infrastructure as Code gets you to that point where you automate everything and say YES to all DevOps requests because it's a command away from being done. Companies should adopt IAC techniques to most importantly eliminate key man syndrome which is the order of the day in most startups and established companies. DevOps Engineers and Sys Admins are always caught up in the middle of repeating the same thing each time a task needs to be executed. Building Infrastructure as Code gets you to that point where you automate everything and say YES to all DevOps requests because it's a command away from being done. Companies should adopt IAC techniques to most importantly eliminate key man syndrome which is the order of the day in most startups and established companies. Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/bube/building-infrastructure-as-code-using-terraform https://speakerdeck.com/bube/building-infrastructure-as-code-using-terraform