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Adam Jacob Discusses DevOps, Modelling Infrastructure, and Increasing Collaboration
Oct 2, 2023
Adam Jacob, CEO and co-founder at System Initiative, discusses the challenges of DevOps, modeling infrastructure, and increasing collaboration between developers and operators. Topics include the evolution of DevOps, using a programmable simulator for implementing DevOps, compatibility of GitOps with infrastructure management, onboarding challenges, and the business potential of open source software.
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Quick takeaways
- Rethinking the way we model infrastructure and establish digital twins can lead to better collaboration, agility, and safety in DevOps.
- A programmable simulator as a representation of infrastructure and application models allows for higher collaboration and avoids the constraints of code-based representations.
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The Need for a New Approach to Infrastructure Management
Adam Jacob discusses the need for a step change in how we manage infrastructure and deploy applications. He emphasizes the importance of rethinking the way we model infrastructure and establish digital twins between models and real-world infrastructure. Adam highlights the limitations of the current approach, which primarily focuses on automating existing processes, and suggests that we need to design a system that allows for better collaboration, agility, and safety.
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