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The Route to High Availability and Minimal Complexity

The Route to High Availability and Minimal Complexity

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Because of my journey from physics teacher --> developer --> team lead --> devops engineer --> cloud engineer, I offer a unique perspective that connects technical architecture, DevOps practices, and development workflows into resilient, efficient systems.

    Inventarisation

  • MINDSET
    Core System Principles

    security ○
    reliability ○
    maintenability ○
    scalability ○

  • Framework Leverage
    Integration of Frameworks into Architecture & DevOps

    Process, development and technical frameworks provide time-saving and quality-boosting opportunities. Are we integrating them into our architecture and DevOps as effectively as possible?

  • System Review
    Architecture & DevOps Landscape

    Review infrastructure and deployment pipelines, identify redundancies, and assess automation and observability. Key areas include scaling strategies, backup processes, deployment consistency, and CI/CD practices to pinpoint where improvements can be made.

  • Application Review
    Applications and services

    We will evaluate all applications for scalability, reliability, and maintainability. This includes identifying which services require HPA, could benefit from additional microservices, or would be better served by cloud-native storage solutions etcetera.

    • Implementation

  • Infrastructure & Resilience
    Architecture Implementation

    Infrastructure as Code will be kept up to date, and backup strategies will be verified for effectiveness. Clear, highly automated, and well-documented recovery plans will cover everything from minor incidents to full disaster recovery.

  • Pipeline Optimization
    DevOps Implementation

    DevOps pipelines will fully support the teams and their chosen development and process frameworks. They will enable faster, reliable development and delivery from the start, including automated end-to-end and unit testing, gradual rollout strategies, and automated review environments.

  • Cloud Readiness
    Application Development Support

    Teams will be assisted in making applications cloud-ready. This includes guidance on cloud-native storage solutions, adapting services for horizontal autoscaling, implementing microservices where beneficial, and aligning applications with resilient and scalable architecture patterns.

  • Maintainable and Intuitive Systems
    Handover

    All infrastructure, Helm charts, applications, and DevOps pipelines will be handed over in a consistent, intuitive, and easy-to-maintain way, ensuring that teams can continue to operate, scale, and extend systems with confidence.