Episode 6: A Quick Look at Ephemeral Environments

In my days as a Systems Administrator, there weren’t any “non-production” environments. It was all about keeping all the systems running, all the time, even Dev for the developers. Here comes Ephemeral Environments, a concept to quickly build and test disposable systems to make building and testing easier for the entire enterprise.

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DevOpsDays KC 2024 - Natalie Lunbeck - Unblocking Your CI/CD With Ephemeral Environments
https://youtu.be/HWcQ_qUDAH4?si=akoMp3iNhvtjdPdF

DevOps Days
https://devopsdays.org/

Shipyard
https://shipyard.build/

Ephemeral Environments.io
https://ephemeralenvironments.io/
http://github.com/ephemeralenvironments/ephemeralenvironments

Minimum Viable CD
https://minimumcd.org

Dora.Dev
https://dora.dev

Chapters:
00:00 Stream Start
00:57 Welcome
02:16 DevOps Days
04:47 Meet Natalie
08:44 Ephemeral Environments Defined
14:49 What are the benefits?
19:30 DORA Metrics
26:04 Uber SLATE
30:43 EphemeralEnvironments.io
33:26 Minimal Viable CD
40:31 Learn more
45:19 Wrap up

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