Architecting automation for multi-cloud
Automation seems like the holy grail in the cloud, but there are some major pitfalls that we should avoid. The three main reasons why automation projects in the cloud fail are as follows:
- Making automation too complex: As with anything in the cloud, you should have a plan before you start. We have to think about the layers: which components in which layer are we deploying and are these repetitive actions? Think of the easiest way to perform these actions so that they are really simple to repeat. For example, spinning up a virtual machine is very likely such a task. What would you do to create a virtual machine? You determine where the machine should land, create the machine, and next install the operating system. These are three basic steps that we can automate.
- Trying to automate everything: For instance, consider the usage of PaaS solutions. A lot of cloud-native applications use PaaS that can be triggered by just one command...
