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Carlos Conde GAME DAYS CRASH-TEST YOUR APPLICATION … AND YOUR TEAM Chief EMEA Technical Evangelism – Amazon Web Services @caarlco

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PLAY IN A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT

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SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT

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SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR CRISIS SITUATIONS

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GOOD WEATHER DOESN’T MAKE GOOD SAILORS

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PREPARE FOR EXTREME SITUATIONS

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THINGS ARE UNRELIABLE UNTIL THEY ARE TESTED

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HOW TO PLAY ? GAME PREPARATION

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SUPERVISORS & PLAYERS

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MAKE A PLAN ROLE PLAY & SCOPE DEFINITION

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SET A DATE (DEADLINE) MAKE IT FUN

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CREATE THE SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT

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GAMEDAY ENVIRONMENT AWS ACCOUNT A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT AWS ACCOUNT B

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CLOUDFORMATION TEMPLATE

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USE AWS IAM CONTROL WHO CAN DO WHAT DURING THE GAME

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ACTIVATE AWS CLOUDTRAIL GAMEPLAY RECORDING & AUDITING

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SIMULATE ACTIVITY

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PRE-RECORDED NETWORK ACTIVITY

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(THROTTLED) LOAD TEST USE SPOT INSTANCES + TOOLS

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USING AMAZON EC2 TO SIMULATE 2.4 MILLION PLAYERS

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COMMUNICATION CHANNELS IRC, SHARED DOCS, VIBER, …

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PLAY ! THE FUN PART

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SIMULATE FAILURES

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TERMINATE RESOURCES CHANGE SECURITY GROUPS CHANGE IAM ROLES DISABLE IAM USER CHANGE /ETC/HOSTS FILE AMAZON RDS FAIL-OVER TEST

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RECORD & ANNOTATE PLAYERS ACTIONS

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IF YOU DON’T MEASURE IT, IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

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AFTER PARTY CLOSING THE GAME

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DEBRIEF WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS

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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DETECT AN EVENT ?

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NEW HIRE ? GO TO THE SIMULATOR

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KEY TEAM PLAYERS ? SIMULATE “FAILURE” SITUATION

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VALIDATE ASSUMPTIONS PROVE YOUR ARCHITECTURE KNOWLEDGE OF PROCEDURES

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COMMUNICATION CHANEL & CHAIN OF COMMAND

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GOOD WEATHER DOESN’T MAKE GOOD SAILORS

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TELL ME ABOUT YOUR GAMES!

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Thank You! Carlos Conde Chief EMEA Technical Evangelism @caarlco