Coo at perrone robotics, which develops software for selfdriving vehicles. Rackspace banks on devops to help companies automate cloud. The quality engineering qe team works with the development team, project management team, product engineering team and devops team to. Video recording of delivering devops automation on windows with rackspace. According to rackspace, the new service will help to improve the quality of software deployments and. The service uses four different pillarsinfrastructure as code, application performance monitoring, workload automation and collaboration via chatops. Through its new devops automation service, rackspace will provide support for devops tools that help enterprises deploy and scale applications running on linux. Working knowledge of software development methodologies including. Rackspace devops expertise can help customers improve the speed, frequency, and quality of their software deployments and the accompanying operational processes. Rackspace private cloud powered by openstack is deployed using ansible software, supports openstack orchestration heat, can be combined with our devops automation service to help automate a customers process for deploying and scaling applications, and provides solution templates that enable customers to deploy productionready application.
Rackspace has introduced a new devops automation service that aims to help developers automate the process of deploying and scaling hybrid cloud infrastructure for fastgrowing applications, while advancing the adoption of the devops methodology among software and it teams. New relic plays an important role in application performance monitoring by providing advanced infrastructure and application insight. Learn how rackspace has helped many companies like yours by accelerating time to market, improving operation efficiencies and. Deploying a cloud scale app with rackspace devops automation working with many companies across all industries, we recognize the pitfalls and barriers to adopting devops. Rely on rackspace devops expertise to automate their application stack to improve cycle time and. Earlier this year, rackspace launched our devops automation service, which combines devops tooling in configuration management and application performance monitoring to create relevant, working systems for customers. For more information about unlocked or rackspace click on the attachment section to be redirected. Presented at rackspace unlocked on 18th november 2014. Automation is the ultimate need for devops practice and automate everything is the key principle of devops.
Devops transformation continuously improving business capabilities is fundamental to growth and competitive advantage. A new managed service from rackspace has allowed one startup to standardize and automate code. Devops expertise empowers customers to be more agile and innovative with their infrastructure. Rackspace devops automation gives our customers 247 access to a team of devops specialists that can rapidly automate application environments by treating infrastructure like code and helps them realize the immense benefits of adopting devops principles in this fast moving cloud era, said prashanth chandrasekar, gm, rackspace devops. However, the future of devops is focusing more on the security front, adopting the devsecops methodology by implementing the aiml technologies. Techbeacons second annual devops 100 is your goto list for mustfollow. In devops, automation kick starts from the code generation on developers machine till the code is pushed to the code and even after that to. A question that often comes up is why should i use config management when i can just use images.
The new devops automation service offering is built to help improve various phases of the application lifecycle. Deploying a cloud scale app with rackspace devops automation. For example, it automation is the first and most important factor in any developmentoperations devops project, which can often leave organizations in a bind. Automation engineer at datapipe with responsibilities including developing scripts, and software focusing on the automation of application and global infrastructure both in our data centers and in. In this article, well explore the differences between images and. Heres how to determine whether a devops team who looks good on paper. The os itself has not always been the friendliest to manage in automated fashion. If you already use a devops tool, you might be interested in plugins official or unofficial that improve the abilities of these automation frameworks to support.
Devops automation services consists of the tools and practices that enabled rackspace to push code into production more than 2,500 times and run over 15,000 automated tests last year. Rackspace s jackson is a huge fan of the calms acronym. Rackspace best practices for devops on aws duration. Continuous delivery and release automation cdra demands speed and. The service will also help improve the quality of software deployments and create more frequent software releases. Rackspace hosting will help customers automate their hybrid cloud hosting infrastructure with a new managed support service for devops tools. The new devops automation service is an extension of rackspace s managed support service, fanatical support, and includes the app development community. The devops automation service is comprised of the same tools and bestpractices that enabled rackspace to launch 18 new cloud products, push. University of california, santa barbara alumni looking to apply practical skills and expertise in the fields of automation, web development, and devops processes with the goal of enacting. Some of these include the highly popular amazon web server aws and rackspace. Devops accelerator is part of rackspace professional services, a suite of endtoend professional services that offer organizations expert guidance through all phases of an it transformation, from planning and assessment to design and migration through management and optimization. We also offer devops support for languages, software and web services. Rackspace devops is an approach in which software developers and it. Although this service can be used by anyone, it is best suited for customers who want to.
Deep experience with cloud infrastructure automation and cicd pipeline design. Guest author chris jackson is the cto for rackspace s devops automation service portfolio, which provides support for businesses looking to start their journey towards devops. Customers in the rackspace early access program are using the devops automation service to. Devops tools if you already use a devops tool, you might be interested in plugins official or unofficial that improve the abilities of these automation frameworks to support cloudbased operations. Continuous delivery and release automation cdra demands speed and quality. Rackspace launches new devops automation service to increase speed and agility. Continuously improving business capabilities is fundamental to growth and competitive advantage. Rackspace hiring devops engineer ii in remote, or, us linkedin. Rackspace announces new devops automation service to increase speed and agility for software developers and it. Eric holds a computer engineering degree from the university of illinois at urbanachampaign and is currently working on a mba from the university of texas at san antonio.
Rackspace s flagship devops offering, rackspace devops automation service, completely automates the infrastructure or application environments. Rackspace announces devops automation service for hybrid. Rackspace managed services tackle devops challenges. Rackspace, the technology services company, has enabled alemba to adopt a software asaservice service model in the cloud, a critical move in. By adopting a softwareled, automated approach to integrating business, operations and development, a customer gains the ability to iterate and evolve sustainably and more importantly at pace. Devops challenges abound, but there are increasing numbers of solutions to the problems the agile development mindset presents. Telematics company accelerates past lift and shift with. Using its own experience in devops at the rackspace cloud, a rackspace technical support team will map and then write code that automates the operation of the. Dubbed devops automation services, it will help developers and it departments accelerate a projects time to market, allowing them to deploy, scale and test new configurations in hours rather than days. Sources of rackspace focused information about these plugins include. Rackspace also launched a new devops advisory service for broader.
Release coordination and automation devops is an emerging set of principles, methods and practices for communication, collaboration and integration between software development application software. As it continues to grow, information systems are becoming more critical in different industries. At rackspace, were immensely excited about our partnership with new relic that helps power our devops automation. Rackspace announces new devops automation service to. Let our team embed a softwareled approach to integrating business, operations and development, so you get practices that prioritize reusability and observability. Rackspace devops automation service is a managed support service that helps organizations automate the process of deploying and scaling environments. Rackspace devops automation service now supports windows, featuring microsoft dsc, an extension of powershell. We can help your company automate and monitor environments with an arsenal of devops tools for infrastructure automation, source control, monitoring, log aggregation and cloud integration. Windows devops and configuration management at rackspace the word automation in the windows world has often been met with a bit of skepticism. Guest author eric brinkman is product manager for rackspaces devops automation service. Devops is a commitment to learning and experimentation more so than a straight waterfall development methodology.
The devops automation service is comprised of the same tools and bestpractices that enabled rackspace to launch 18 new cloud products, push code into production more than 2,500 times and run over. Rackspace devops is an approach in which software developers and it operations produce software and infrastructure services by automating processes. Senior software developer, hypervisor team remote rackspace private cloud openstack x2 software developer, operational fabric usukdewfh x2 software developer, config management, provisioning, installupgrade uswfh. Eric brinkman is the product manager of the devops automation service, responsible for growth, new features, and technology integration of the service level. Rackspace devops automation service broadly available devops. Technical and product news and insights from rackspace. Rackspace devops automation service helps appboy quickly. Rackspace helps customers integrate with modern observability platforms, including prometheus for kubernetes, as well as transform the applications to supply the right data for tracing purposes. Learn how rackspace has helped many companies like yours by accelerating. She worked for rackspace and pivotal before landing on microsofts azure team.
Rackspace devops automation service gives customers the choice of using a devops automation option in setting up their managed cloud. Rackspace expands fanatical support to devops and automation. How to implement devops to automate the software delivery. Devops engineer iijob descriptionarchitects and builds. Rackspace devops automation boosts new relic integration. Rackspace extends devops service with windows support. With rackspace devops automation service running on the rackspace private cloud, ranker has reduced the amount of time spent on managing its infrastructure by 40 hours per month, while the company. By adopting a software led, automated approach to integrating business, operations and development, you gain the ability to iterate and evolve sustainably and, more importantly, at. Rackspace adds new devops automation service database. The supporting presentation can be downloaded in the attachment section of this video. By adopting a software led, automated approach to integrating business, operations and development, a customer gains the ability to iterate and evolve sustainably and more importantly at pace. Why software is key to getting value from the cloud.
Rackspace has added to its devops automation service portfolio, now offering support for windows and providing an advisory service. Service interruptions in information systems can cause economic loss, critical data loss, and impact the brand image in the market, especially for industries such as communication, finance, medical care, ecommerce, logistics, and government. Rackspace launches online devops service informationweek. Rackspace has extended its fanatical support to devops automation. With windows support, the service utilizes rackspace modules to deploy infrastructure quickly and consistently, using desired state configuration dsc and sourcecontrolled code. Enforce consistency customers are able to create identical development, staging, and testing environments based on same configurations. Rackspace joins chef to advance devops best practices for. Rackspace announces enhanced devops automation service. Simple explanation of devops without the complications and information overload. Windows devops and configuration management at rackspace. The rackspace devops automation team works with various tools every day to counteract these pitfalls.
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