Description

For thousands of companies, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud is today's software development environment of choice. Now there's a complete guide to using DevOps and continuous delivery techniques on AWS -- so you can reliably deliver new features to users and customers at the click of a button.

First, leading software development consultant Paul Duvall concisely reviews DevOps' principles, culture, and goals. Next, using a realistic reference implementation, he offers detailed hands-on guidance on applying automation throughout the entire AWS cloud software delivery process. Finally, he presents up-to-date case studies of companies applying DevOps throughout their own modern development environments: from Netflix to AMC Health to the U.S. government.

Features

• Master Devops continuous delivery in AWS through proven expert examples
• Learn to develop always-releasable software in AWS, and leverage its full elasticity and cost reduction benefits
• Efficiently set up teams and organizations to succeed with continuous delivery in the AWS cloud
• Spend more time delivering useful features, and less time troubleshooting software failures

Table of Contents

Preface

PART I - Principles, Patterns and Examples
1. Kickoff and Project Setup
2. Processes and Documentation
3. Deployment Production Line Bootstrapping
4. Commit Stage
5. Acceptance Stage
6. Capacity Stage
7. Exploratory Stage
8. Pre-Production Stage
9. Production Stage
10. Self-Service Deployment
11. Cross-cutting concerns
12. Ongoing Activities
13. Production Operations

PART II - Case Studies
14. Netflix
15. U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service
16. AMC Health
17. Others

Appendix 1. Policy Sharing Initial AWS Credentials
Appendix 2. IAM Group Policies