DevOps in Outer Space?!

Abstract:

Skybox Imaging (Skybox) provides easy access to reliable and frequent high-resolution satellite imagery and HD video of the earth by combining the power of web technologies and a constellation of microsatellites.

Skybox's infrastructure allows us to automate configuration, deployment and management of Remote Ground Stations, the Mission Operations Centers, and Hadoop Image Processing platform. We deploy across multiple security zones and continents. Our applications are developed using diverse programming languages and architectures.

We manage configuration using Puppet and Hiera. We deploy, activate and rollback with multiple parallel installs. Development and Operations teams use agile techniques like TDD and Continuous Deployment. Our Puppet configurations are test-driven and deployed automatically when we check in changes.

In this talk, you'll learn about how we overcame the challenges imposed by our unique set of requirements. You'll see our innovative blend of CD, TDD and configuration management. All this can only happen through collaboration between Development and TechOps.

Speaker:

John Tangney Sr. Software Engineer, Ground Systems at Skybox Imaging, Inc.