1. Microsoft Ignite NZ
25-28 October 2016
SKYCITY, Auckland

2. DevOps in the real world: a true story
Microsoft Ignite 2016
9/19/2018 6:27 AM
DevOps in the real world: a true story
M321
James Carpinter
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3. Our history From @nzthiago & @dtzar DEV OPS 9/19/2018
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“DevOps is development and operations collaboration”
“DevOps is treating your infrastructure as code”
It’s DevOps!
It’s DevOps!
“DevOps is using automation”
“DevOps is feature switches”
It’s DevOps!
It’s DevOps!
“DevOps is small deployments”
“Kanban for Ops?”
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5. Our story DevOps is a combination of culture, process, and tools
Microsoft Ignite 2016
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Our story
DevOps is a combination of culture, process, and tools
You can’t buy it (DevOps != VSTS)
And we only have an hour… so we’ll stick to practical steps
There is no single way to do DevOps
Even if you snap to a product like VSTS
But lots of good examples for teams of various sizes so borrow what works
This is the story of our team
Built a web app serving a global audience
Multi-tiered loosely coupled .NET app running on Azure
Numerous integration partners incl. on premises
Soft launched, regular feature & bug fix releases
Team size of around ~20 people
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6. Today’s session 200 level Practices 300 level Product w/ Practice
100 level Overview
Azure Deployment Template with Azure Website + SQL DB
Infrastructure as Code
Chef Recipe with Linux VM on Azure
People, Process, Business Value, etc.
Visual Studio Team Services (git) + Jenkins (build)
Continuous Integration
Github + Visual Studio Team Services + Gradle

7. 4 1 3 2 Today’s session Development Production Monitor + Learn
Microsoft Ignite 2016
9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Today’s session 4 1
Monitor + Learn
Plan + Track
Development
Production 3 2
Release
Develop + Test
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8. Plan + Track Develop + Test 1 Project starts Manage work
Track progress
Plan 1

9. Plan + Track Make VSTS the source of truth Design for process change
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Plan + Track
Make VSTS the source of truth
Say no to , Excel, and SharePoint
Backlog items, tasks, bugs but also TODOs, questions, CRs, PRs, tests, meeting actions…
Design for process change
The process should evolve JIT and be user-driven; the platform – VSTS, aka VSO, aka TFS – releases every three weeks so expect it
Customize your dashboards, boards, work items, queries & process templates
Reach your team
Insufficient engagement == failure
Direct connect integrate with Slack etc., or fallback to tools like Excel
Build team-specific experiences
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10. Demo
Plan + Track

11. Develop + Test 2 Release Write Code Unit Testing Version Control Build
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Develop + Test
Write Code
Unit Testing
Version Control
Build
Build Verification
Release
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12. Develop + Test: Process
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9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Develop + Test: Process
Enterprise-style branching
Git branches are cheap but long running branches create merge debt so PR regularly
Master should always be in a known good state so prevent direct merges
Ready or not, it’s going to production so use feature flags if it’s not ready
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3 
N-2
N-1
Master
Test
Dev
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13. Develop + Test: Process
Enterprise-style branching
Git branches are cheap but long running branches create merge debt so PR regularly
Master should always be in a known good state so prevent direct merges
Ready or not, it’s going to production so use feature flags if it’s not ready
Drive visibility through VSTS
Start your branch from VSTS: keeps work item associated & supports unexpected absences
Finish your branch with VSTS: use pull request to require feedback but also share knowledge

14. Develop + Test: Process
Enterprise-style branching
Git branches are cheap but long running branches create merge debt so PR regularly
Master should always be in a known good state so prevent direct merges
Ready or not, it’s going to production so use feature flags if it’s not ready
Drive visibility through VSTS
Start your branch from VSTS: keeps work item associated & supports unexpected absences
Finish your branch with VSTS: use pull request to require feedback but also share knowledge
Build & test on every commit
Require successful build before a merge
Hosted build is cheap & reliable but IO is slow + tool chain is auto-upgraded

15. Develop + Test: Platform
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9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Develop + Test: Platform
Start with Azure AD
Use it within your solution to allow your apps to interact with platform; doesn’t require you to use it outside
Each app has a service principal with cert auth
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16. Develop + Test: Platform
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9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Develop + Test: Platform
Start with Azure AD
Use it within your solution to allow your apps to interact with platform; doesn’t require you to use it outside
Each app has a service principal with cert auth
Infrastructure as code
Azure service catalog has exploded; overhead of manual provision/scripts limits adoption
ARM enables managed & predictable deployments; also can spin up new dev labs
Parameterize per environment {
"type": "Microsoft.Web/serverfarms",
"apiVersion": " ",
"name": "[variables('hostingPlanName')]",
"location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
"sku": {
"name": "[parameters('p').skuName]",
"tier": "[parameters('p').tier]",
"capacity": "[parameters('p').capacity]" },
"properties": {
"numberOfWorkers": 1 } {
"$schema": "
"contentVersion": " ",
"parameters": { ... },
"variables": { ... },
"resources": [ ... ],
"outputs": { ... } }
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17. Develop + Test: Platform
Microsoft Ignite 2016
9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Develop + Test: Platform
Start with Azure AD
Use it within your solution to allow your apps to interact with platform; doesn’t require you to use it outside
Each app has a service principal with cert auth
Infrastructure as code
Azure service catalog has exploded; overhead of manual provision/scripts limits adoption
ARM enables managed & predictable deployments; also can spin up new dev labs
Parameterize per environment
Configuration as code
Most config should be managed like code
Avoid config transforms & per-env. packages; instead, use ARM & KeyVault {
"parameters": {
"appName": {
"value": "examplemobileapp" },
"sqlServerAdminLogin": {
"value": "NewAdmin"
"sqlServerAdminPassword": {
"value": "GEN-PASSWORD" }
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18. Demo
Develop + Test

19. Release Monitor + Learn 3 Cloud Load Testing Integration testing
environment
Staging
environment 3
Automated functional testing environment
Pre-production environment
Monitor + Learn

20. Release Everyone can deploy everything
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Release
Everyone can deploy everything
Make it a single click via VSTS; no surprises by disabling auto-deploy & adding approvers
Start with a full app & infrastructure release, then decompose for separate dev/test cycles
Consider PowerShell + ARM to enable local reuse for local dev/test environments
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21. Release Everyone can deploy everything Testing in production
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9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Release
Everyone can deploy everything
Make it a single click via VSTS; no surprises by disabling auto-deploy & adding approvers
Start with a full app & infrastructure release, then decompose for separate dev/test cycles
Consider PowerShell + ARM to enable local reuse for local dev/test environments
Testing in production
“I don’t always test my code but when I do I do it in production” -- ??
Use deployment slots for staging, production, and production – 1 versions
Use staged rollouts for build validation
Use A/B testing for data-driven development
And then roll forward (or back)
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22. Demo
Release

23. Plan the next iteration
Monitor + Learn
Feedback
Monitor 4

24. Monitor + Learn Availability monitoring Application Insights
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9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Monitor + Learn
Availability monitoring
Configure synthetic tests to ensure you know when your application is down (i.e. non-Twitter based status monitoring)
Application Insights
Default integration provides immediate value
Advanced integration with your logging tool or direct with AI SDK improves visibility
Create alerts & even open bugs from portal
Don’t be limited by default blades: look to App Insights Analytics & Power BI for insight
Platform tools
Everyone gets access: RBAC provides granular controls, adjust permissions from dev -> prod
Dashboards can now be shared 
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25. Demo
Monitor + Learn

26. Wrap Up There is no one way to do DevOps Microsoft tools worked for us
Microsoft Ignite 2016
9/19/2018 6:27 AM
Wrap Up
There is no one way to do DevOps
It’s more than just technology: it spans culture, process, & tools
Every vendor will have a different spin so take what works for you
Microsoft tools worked for us
It’s not just VSTS: architecture, Azure, .NET, AAD, etc. need to be considered
Keep in mind our patterns aren’t the only way – or may be even the right way – to use them
Start small and then fail fast + often
Don’t stop improving
Empower your team to innovate and drive the evolution
And build on a platform that adopts the same attitude
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27. Our future From @nzthiago & @dtzar DEV OPS Production 9/19/2018
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