Continuous Deployments with Auto Scaling

Introduction to the general auto scaling process and what it means in terms of deployments.
Illustrated a high-level deployment strategy and common pitfalls.

Presented at the AWS Summit Berlin in 2014

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1. Continuous Deployment with Auto Scaling by Dominic Umbeer
2. We Help You to ... •  Plan your app launch •  Scale your user base •  Maximize your revenue App launch User retention & monetization User acquisition App user analysis & targeting
3. ~ 35,000 Requests per Second Trademob on AWS ~ 120 Instances 10 Auto Scaling Groups 3 - 5 Deployments per Week
4. Continuous Deployments Requests per Minute Number of Instances 700,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 500,000 300,000 100,000 15 14 13 11 10 8 7 5 4 12 9 6 3 0 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00
5. Continuous Deployments Requests per Minute Number of Instances 700,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 500,000 300,000 100,000 15 14 13 11 10 8 7 5 4 12 9 6 3 0 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00
6. What Is Important Stable & Reliable Auto Scaling Process 1 Fast Scaling 2 Rollback 3
7. Instance Launch Launch Time Production Ready Software Installations External Dependencies Deployment Application/Service
8. Instance Launch Launch Time Production Ready Software Installations External Dependencies Deployment Application/Service
9. Amazon Machine Image (AMI) Launch Time Software Installations External Dependencies Deployment Application/Service
10. Amazon Machine Image (AMI) Launch Time AMI Creation Software Installations External Dependencies Deployment Application/ Service
11. ASG – AMI Configuration Auto Scaling Group Availability Zone 1 Availability Zone 2 AMI
12. ASG – AMI Configuration Auto Scaling Group Availability Zone 1 Availability Zone 2 AMI
13. ASG – Instance Replacement Auto Scaling Group Availability Zone 1 Availability Zone 2 AMI
14. ASG – Instance Replacement Auto Scaling Group Availability Zone 1 Availability Zone 2 AMI
15. ASG – Instance Replacement Auto Scaling Group Availability Zone 1 Availability Zone 2 AMI
16. Facts in a Nutshell Higher Stability of Auto Scaling Groups 1 Faster Instance Launch 2 Release == AMI 3 Rollback 4