Notes from the
ops queue.
Practical writing on turning the cloud requests that keep coming back into something your team can run safely.
What Is DevAutOps? A Plain-English Explanation
DevAutOps turns the cloud requests your team handles by hand into apps and jobs that anyone you trust can run safely. Here is what that looks like, module by module.
Read the articleHow to Automate IP Whitelisting Requests in AWS
Someone needs a vendor IP added to production. Again. This is how to turn that request into a form they fill in themselves, with limits, an expiry and an audit trail.
How-ToHow to Turn a Runbook Into an App Your Team Can Run
If someone wrote the steps down, the task repeats. That makes it a good candidate for an app. How to pick the right runbook and convert it without losing the details.
OpinionTerraform or a Self-Service App? How to Tell Which One a Request Needs
Terraform is very good at describing what your infrastructure should look like. It is a poor fit for "please do this one thing now". One question tells the two apart.