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�Give ‘em the old �Razzle DaaS-le

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Chris Manly

Cornell University

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Internet2 Cloud Forum 2022

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Disclaimers

  • Despite the obvious reference in the title of this presentation, it involves no hocus pocus, bamboozle, or flim-flam flummox.
  • Richard Gere was not harmed in the making of this presentation.

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What is�DevOps-as-a-Service?

Is it a toolkit?

Is it managed services?

Is it automated pipelines?

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Crisis and Opportunity

Pandemic

Fiscal Constraints

Lost contractor

Win!

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Relationship, with Structure

MOU

Coordinator role

Positive relationship

Communication channels

Cadence meetings

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Value Proposition

Less risk

Depth of coverage

Better continuity

Growth for staff

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Challenges

PROACTIVE STAFFING

AVOIDING TIME TRACKING

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Bonus: Beyond the Cloud

  • Can be used for legacy managed services
  • Fills gap between infrastructure services and application folks.

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Questions?