5. Scale means… Business is growing!! However… More servers => More Failures Scale * Complexity Exceeds Skill Rapid change means… Can respond and capture market However… More Change => More Failures Change is Primary cause of outage Rapid change, at scale with, constant failures

6. Traditional Scripts Intent Logging & Error Handling Reboot Resiliency Technology Specific Dependency Resolution Repeatable Automation DSC Engine Dependency Resolution Logging & Error Handling Reboot Resiliency Repeatable Automation Resources Technology Specific Configuration Intent

7. DevelopmentTestProduction

9. DevelopmentTestProduction

11. DevelopmentTestProduction

13. Make It So HOW : DSC Resources Do the heavy lifting in an idempotent way Intent WHAT : Structural Configuration Stays same irrespective of the environment WHERE : Environmental Configuration Changes as system goes from Dev  Test  Prod

14. Conflict detection Single source, multiple environment Composable Configuration as Code Common toolset for Dev & Ops Apply Dev practices to Ops Continuous deployment DevOps Reduce complexity from within On-demand system creation and tear down Cloud Scale

17. DevelopmentTestProduction

19. configuration Main { Import-DscResource -Module xWebAdministration # Install the IIS role WindowsFeature IIS { Ensure = "Present" Name = "Web-Server" } # Install the ASP.NET 4.5 role WindowsFeature AspNet45 { Ensure = "Present" Name = "Web-Asp-Net45" }...... # Create a new website xWebsite BakeryWebSite { Ensure = "Present" Name = "FourthCoffee" State = "Started" PhysicalPath = "C:\inetpub\FourthCoffee" DependsOn = "[File]WebContent" } Configuration BootStrapper Azure Blob CLIENT

20. Configuration BootStrapper Azure Blob CLIENT Resource Gallery BootStrapper Configuration AZURE VM

21. DevelopmentTestProduction

26. DCIM-B222 Transform Your IT Skills in a DevOps World DCIM-B292 CiscoÆs Technology Trifecta for Cloud OS DCIM-B296 Maximize the Benefits of Microsoft Cloud: Security, Automation, Self-Service and Provisioning DCIM-B309 Bare Metal OS Deployment in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager: This Is How It Is Done! DCIM-B318 Windows PowerShell Unplugged with Jeffrey Snover DCIM-B324 PowerShell Desired State Configuration and DevOps in Microsoft Azure DCIM-B333 Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) Scalability Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 R2 DCIM-B334 In-Depth Introduction to Service Management Automation DCIM-B340 TWC: Sysinternals Primer: TechEd 2014 Edition DCIM-B346 Best Practices for Deploying Tiered Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2 DCIM-B347 Introduction to Microsoft Azure Automation DCIM-B361 Automating Microsoft System Center Deployments with the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit DCIM-B362 JitJea: A Windows PowerShell Toolkit to Secure a Post-Snowden World DCIM-B373 How IPv6 Impacts Private Cloud Deployments DCIM-B377 Building Disaster Recovery Plans for Microsoft Workloads and Applications with Hyper-V Recovery Manager and Desired State Configuration DCIM-B395 Building a Web-Scale Private Cloud (without Losing Your Cool) DCIM-B411 Datacenter Integration Using Service Management Automation in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator DCIM-B417 A Practical Overview of Desired State Configuration DCIM-B418 Windows PowerShell Best Practices and Patterns: Time to Get Serious DCIM-H203 Speed Lab! Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Overview DCIM-H206 Implementing Desired State Configuration in Windows Server 2012 R2 DCIM-H311 Automating Your Daily Tasks with Windows PowerShell DCIM-H319 Windows Azure Pack: Service Management Automation DCIM-H320 Windows Azure Pack: Virtual Machine Roles DCIM-H325 Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows PowerShell Fundamentals DCIM-IL201 Implementing Desired State Configuration in Windows Server 2012 R2 (repeats on May 13 at 5:00pm) DCIM-IL201-R Implementing Desired State Configuration in Windows Server 2012 R2 (repeated from May 12 at 1:15pm) DCIM-IL202 Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows PowerShell Fundamentals (repeats on May 14 at 5:00pm and May 15 at 1:00pm) DCIM-IL202-R Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows PowerShell Fundamentals (repeated from May 14 at 3:15pm) DCIM-IL202-RR Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows PowerShell Fundamentals (repeated from May 14 at 3:15pm) DCIM-IL306 Speed Lab! Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Overview (repeats on May 15 at 8:30am) DCIM-IL306-R Speed Lab! Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Overview (repeated from May 13 at 8:30am) DEV-B328 Running Your Dev/Test in Microsoft Azure DEV-B329 Maximizing Microsoft Azure for Development and Testing OFC-B224 Microsoft SharePoint Online Management and Control OFC-B313 Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Public Folder Migration OFC-B328 Windows PowerShell 3.0 Administration with Microsoft SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online OFC-B333 Microsoft SharePoint on Microsoft Azure VM and Virtual Networks: How the Cloud (IaaS) Changed the Way I Work and Improved Customer Productivity OFC-B342 Microsoft Lync Remote PowerShell and Reporting OFC-B416 Phone Number Management in Microsoft Lync Server 2013 OFC-H200 Administering the New Microsoft SharePoint Online OFC-H322 Introduction to Windows PowerShell with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 PCIT-B339 How Microsoft IT Manages Their Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Application Lifecycle with Zero Touch PCIT-B410 Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: MVP Experts Panel PCIT-H301 Active Directory Deployment and Management Enhancements PCIT-IL303 Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication Errors (repeats on May 14 at 10:15am) PCIT-IL303-R Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication Errors (repeated from May 12 at 4:45pm) PRC02 From Code to Release: DevOps for Developers PRC07 Installing Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Like a Pro WIN-B360 Sizing App-V 5.0: Planning and Designing a Highly Available, Scalable, and Resilient Management and Delivery System WIN-B365 No Lab, No Problem! Building the Essential Lab Environment Using Microsoft Technologies WIN-IL202 Manage Networking Services in Windows Server 2012 R2 Using IPAM

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