Here's how our journey unfolded with this. We started about 13 months ago with a small pilot. Initial challenges included tool integration. The breakthrough came when we automated the testing. Key metrics improved: 40% cost savings on infrastructure. The team's feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, though we still have room for improvement in documentation. Lessons learned: start simple. Next steps for us: optimize costs.
The end result was 3x increase in deployment frequency.
The end result was 3x increase in deployment frequency.
We went down this path too in our organization and can confirm the benefits. One thing we added was compliance scanning in the CI pipeline. The key insight for us was understanding that documentation debt is as dangerous as technical debt. We also found that unexpected benefits included better developer experience and faster onboarding. Happy to share more details if anyone is interested.
Additionally, we found that starting small and iterating is more effective than big-bang transformations.
The technical aspects here are nuanced. First, compliance requirements. Second, monitoring coverage. Third, cost optimization. We spent significant time on testing and it was worth it. Code samples available on our GitHub if anyone wants to take a look. Performance testing showed 10x throughput increase.
For context, we're using Vault, AWS KMS, and SOPS.
The end result was 70% reduction in incident MTTR.
I'd recommend checking out relevant blog posts for more details.
I respect this view, but want to offer another perspective on the team structure. In our environment, we found that Istio, Linkerd, and Envoy worked better because security must be built in from the start, not bolted on later. That said, context matters a lot - what works for us might not work for everyone. The key is to invest in training.
The end result was 90% decrease in manual toil.
The end result was 40% cost savings on infrastructure.
Feel free to reach out if you have more questions - happy to share our runbooks and documentation.
Appreciated! We're in the process of evaluating this approach. Could you elaborate on success metrics? Specifically, I'm curious about stakeholder communication. Also, how long did the initial implementation take? Any gotchas we should watch out for?
I'd recommend checking out the official documentation for more details.
One thing I wish I knew earlier: starting small and iterating is more effective than big-bang transformations. Would have saved us a lot of time.
For context, we're using Istio, Linkerd, and Envoy.
Great post! We've been doing this for about 8 months now and the results have been impressive. Our main learning was that the human side of change management is often harder than the technical implementation. We also discovered that we underestimated the training time needed but it was worth the investment. For anyone starting out, I'd recommend cost allocation tagging for accurate showback.
One more thing worth mentioning: integration with existing tools was smoother than anticipated.
One thing I wish I knew earlier: documentation debt is as dangerous as technical debt. Would have saved us a lot of time.
Not to be contrarian, but I see this differently on the timeline. In our environment, we found that Datadog, PagerDuty, and Slack worked better because cross-team collaboration is essential for success. That said, context matters a lot - what works for us might not work for everyone. The key is to start small and iterate.
One thing I wish I knew earlier: security must be built in from the start, not bolted on later. Would have saved us a lot of time.
For context, we're using Vault, AWS KMS, and SOPS.