43 min
"DevOps: From Code to Cloud" with Dan Ivovich Elixir Wizards
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- Technology
In Elixir Wizards Office Hours Episode 8, hosts Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford lead an engaging Q&A session with co-host Dan Ivovich, diving deep into the nuances of DevOps. Drawing from his extensive experience, Dan navigates topics from the early days before Docker to managing diverse polyglot environments and optimizing observability.
This episode offers insights for developers of all levels looking to sharpen their DevOps skills. Explore the realms of Docker, containerization, DevOps workflows, and the deployment intricacies of Elixir applications.
Key topics discussed in this episode:
Understanding DevOps and starting points for beginners
Best practices for deploying applications to the cloud
Using Docker for containerization
Managing multiple programming environments with microservices
Strategies for geographic distribution and ensuring redundancy
Localization considerations involving latency and device specs
Using Prometheus and OpenTelemetry for observability
Adjusting scaling based on application metrics
Approaching failure scenarios, including database migrations and managing dependencies
Tackling challenges in monitoring setups and alert configurations
Implementing incremental, zero-downtime deployment strategies
The intricacies of hot code upgrades and effective state management
Recommended learning paths, including Linux and CI/CD workflows
Tools for visualizing system health and monitoring
Identifying actionable metrics and setting effective alerts
Links mentioned:
Ansible open source IT automation engine https://www.ansible.com/
Wikimedia engine https://doc.wikimedia.org/
Drupal content management software https://www.drupal.org/
Capistrano remote server automation and deployment https://capistranorb.com/
Docker https://www.docker.com/
Circle CI CI/CD Tool https://circleci.com/
DNS Cluster https://hex.pm/packages/dns_cluster
ElixirConf 2023 Chris McCord Phoenix Field Notes https://youtu.be/Ckgl9KO4E4M
Nerves https://nerves-project.org/
Oban job processing in Elixir https://getoban.pro/
Sidekiq background jobs for Ruby https://sidekiq.org/
Prometheus https://prometheus.io/
PromEx https://hexdocs.pm/prom_ex/PromEx.html
GitHub Actions - Setup BEAM: https://github.com/erlef/setup-beam
Jenkins open source automation server https://www.jenkins.io/
DataDog Cloud Monitoring https://www.datadoghq.com/
In Elixir Wizards Office Hours Episode 8, hosts Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford lead an engaging Q&A session with co-host Dan Ivovich, diving deep into the nuances of DevOps. Drawing from his extensive experience, Dan navigates topics from the early days before Docker to managing diverse polyglot environments and optimizing observability.
This episode offers insights for developers of all levels looking to sharpen their DevOps skills. Explore the realms of Docker, containerization, DevOps workflows, and the deployment intricacies of Elixir applications.
Key topics discussed in this episode:
Understanding DevOps and starting points for beginners
Best practices for deploying applications to the cloud
Using Docker for containerization
Managing multiple programming environments with microservices
Strategies for geographic distribution and ensuring redundancy
Localization considerations involving latency and device specs
Using Prometheus and OpenTelemetry for observability
Adjusting scaling based on application metrics
Approaching failure scenarios, including database migrations and managing dependencies
Tackling challenges in monitoring setups and alert configurations
Implementing incremental, zero-downtime deployment strategies
The intricacies of hot code upgrades and effective state management
Recommended learning paths, including Linux and CI/CD workflows
Tools for visualizing system health and monitoring
Identifying actionable metrics and setting effective alerts
Links mentioned:
Ansible open source IT automation engine https://www.ansible.com/
Wikimedia engine https://doc.wikimedia.org/
Drupal content management software https://www.drupal.org/
Capistrano remote server automation and deployment https://capistranorb.com/
Docker https://www.docker.com/
Circle CI CI/CD Tool https://circleci.com/
DNS Cluster https://hex.pm/packages/dns_cluster
ElixirConf 2023 Chris McCord Phoenix Field Notes https://youtu.be/Ckgl9KO4E4M
Nerves https://nerves-project.org/
Oban job processing in Elixir https://getoban.pro/
Sidekiq background jobs for Ruby https://sidekiq.org/
Prometheus https://prometheus.io/
PromEx https://hexdocs.pm/prom_ex/PromEx.html
GitHub Actions - Setup BEAM: https://github.com/erlef/setup-beam
Jenkins open source automation server https://www.jenkins.io/
DataDog Cloud Monitoring https://www.datadoghq.com/
43 min