"Enterprises in every industry are under significant pressure to deliver on-demand digital products and services to remain competitive. According to IDC, in 2020 enterprises will deploy 120 releases per year per application, up from four releases per year per application in 20101. By automating, high-performing organisations can deploy code 30 times more frequently with 50% fewer failures2," he said, quoting benefits for DevOps, a method to accelerate application development.
"Infrastructure as code is a way to simplify the development process by reducing developers’ dependence on infrastructure teams to provide the environments they need," he said.
The 'infrastructure as code' concept is not entirely new, and basically refers to automating configurations for hardware so that they no longer have to be manually configured. The concept goes slightly further by integrating the automated configurations into software so that, literally, the infrastructure is taken care of in the code. HP says that the 'infrastructure as code' approach allows companies to:
· Deploy apps reliably and often, on demand
· Quickly patch software for security
· Easily track changes and remediate configuration issues
· Audit and document in a central location
· Integrate policy compliance checks into the deployment processes
"HP DC-IA stands out because it is strategically paired with HP’s Datacenter Care. This means customers are getting holistic support that has demonstrated 20% improvement in time-to-market2 and reduced downtime in the data centre by 30% or more3. It has also enabled leaders to improve and create new levels of agility and reliability with 8,000x faster lead time than their peers4," he said.
Koh shared that DreamWorks Animation recently deployed HP Datacenter Care - Infrastructure Automation. "As DreamWorks Animation continuously pushes the boundaries of digital animation, they required a much faster and more reliable way to deliver applications and IT services. HP’s advice, support and tools will help DreamWorks Animation move towards a new agile model that will enable IT with a greater capacity to innovate," he said.
1 IDC research for HP, 2012
2 Computer Associates: TechInsights Report: What Smart Businesses Know About DevOps, quoted by Chef, 2014
3 http://www.techvalidate.com/product-research/hp-datacenter-care-services/facts/5CF-BCA-104
4 2014 State of DevOps report Puppet Labs 2014
· Quickly patch software for security
· Easily track changes and remediate configuration issues
· Audit and document in a central location
· Integrate policy compliance checks into the deployment processes
HP's Datacenter Care - Infrastructure Automation (DC-IA) platform, which features open source tools like Chef, is one way to create 'infrastructure as code'.
"Chef’s IT automation platform turns infrastructure into code so data centre management is versionable, repeatable and significantly less costly. By automating both compute resources and applications, developers and operations can collaborate efficiently to rapidly deliver high-quality software and services," Koh said.
Koh added that the HP DC-IA global Center of Excellence (CoE) provides guidance and best practices for infrastructure as code and agile processes, along with support for tools that automate how customers build, deploy, and manage infrastructure.
Koh added that the HP DC-IA global Center of Excellence (CoE) provides guidance and best practices for infrastructure as code and agile processes, along with support for tools that automate how customers build, deploy, and manage infrastructure.
"HP DC-IA stands out because it is strategically paired with HP’s Datacenter Care. This means customers are getting holistic support that has demonstrated 20% improvement in time-to-market2 and reduced downtime in the data centre by 30% or more3. It has also enabled leaders to improve and create new levels of agility and reliability with 8,000x faster lead time than their peers4," he said.
Koh shared that DreamWorks Animation recently deployed HP Datacenter Care - Infrastructure Automation. "As DreamWorks Animation continuously pushes the boundaries of digital animation, they required a much faster and more reliable way to deliver applications and IT services. HP’s advice, support and tools will help DreamWorks Animation move towards a new agile model that will enable IT with a greater capacity to innovate," he said.
1 IDC research for HP, 2012
2 Computer Associates: TechInsights Report: What Smart Businesses Know About DevOps, quoted by Chef, 2014
3 http://www.techvalidate.com/product-research/hp-datacenter-care-services/facts/5CF-BCA-104
4 2014 State of DevOps report Puppet Labs 2014
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