Disband the Deployment Army

Explore the complexities of software deployment and risk management in this insightful conference talk from GOTO Aarhus 2012. Delve into the opposing perspectives of conventional change management systems and agile methodologies, examining how they approach risk in software operations. Learn about the true origins of risk, starting with an economic foundation, and discover strategies to reduce real risk in deployments. Gain valuable insights on topics such as build pipelines, essential practices for safe and predictable deployments, zero downtime deployments, and methods to minimize impact and reduce mean time to detection. Analyze the importance of charting and monitoring in risk management, and consider unsolved problems in the field. Walk away with thought-provoking questions to apply to your own software deployment processes and risk management strategies.

Introduction
Army Deployments
Understanding Risk
Exposure Example: Bug In Checkout
Managing Compliance Risk
Managing Technical Risk
Sources Of Perror
Build Pipelines
Reducing Build & Assembly Errors
Essential Practices
Environment Requirements
Making Deployments Safe
Making Deployments Predictable
Zero Downtime Deployments
Minimizing Covent
Reduce Mean Time To Detection
Cult Of Charts
Charting Everything
Minimizing Cevent
Scope Of Impact
Good!
Reducing Risk Exposure
Unsolved Problems
Questions To Think About