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Welcome to the Brownfield: Where Automation Mee...

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November 02, 2016
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Welcome to the Brownfield: Where Automation Meets Reality

Given at DevOpsDays Madison 2016

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Michael Stahnke

November 02, 2016

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  1. Automating in a brownfield environment Michael Stahnke
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  3. Michael Stahnke Puppet, Inc Director of Engineering @stahnma

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  6. THE SETUP @stahnma

  7. The brownfield @stahnma

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  10. IT is a cost center @stahnma

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  17. Speed @stahnma

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  28. Invest in learning @stahnma

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  30. –Johnny Appleseed “Type a quote here.” @stahnma

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  57. Drive value up the stack @stahnma

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  61. Automation Definition (n): Automating comes from the roots auto- meaning

    self, and mating, meaning screwing — xkcd @stahnma

  62. https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielproulx/3524826318 @stahnma

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  68. Summary • In a brownfield — start small. • Invest

    in learning - this is a team sport • Breadth > Depth • Sell small wins up the stack • Don’t build the best possible automation practice first • Create a feedback loop @stahnma
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