Windy Gap Communications provides the optimal DevOps solution. This includes rigorous process definition, state-of-the-art technology, and complete project management and deployment resources.
Windy Gap DevOps Process
Windy Gap maps out a collaborative program definition to enable companies to solve their DevOps challenges in the fastest time possible.
Windy Gap consultants and specialists first map out the “as is” and “to be” environment for DevOps process improvement. Together a project plan is agreed and resourcing established. Milestones, deliverables, and metrics of success are agreed.
All parties across the development-to-operations lifecycle understand their stake in the larger business process of which they are a part. This is a shift from more of a siloed approach to performance measurement, where each group measures and judges performance based on what matters to that specific group. Windy Gap identify metrics of success for both individuals and groups to be measured within the context of the success of the entire development-to-operations lifecycle.
The entire development-to-operations lifecycle is viewed as one end-to-end process. Individual methodologies can be followed for individual segments of that processes (such as Agile on one end and Visible Ops on the other), so long as those processes can be plugged together to form a unified process (and, in turn, be managed from that unified point-of-view).
Windy Gap DevOps Technology
Unified tooling is a key component for a successful DevOps implementation.
Many companies are requiring product release “sprints” of up to ten deployments per day.
Windy Gap recommends and integrates best-in-class technology, including open-source components as appropriate, to realize an optimal DevOps technology platform to facilitate more efficient software development, roll-out and support.
Windy Gap deploys tooling whereby a software library ensures all system objects are clearly defined, consistently shared, and up to date across the release lifecycle. Development and QA organizations draw from the same platform version, and production
groups deploy the exact same version that has been certified by QA.
Tasks are automated. These include; dependency discovery and resolution, system construction, provisioning, update and rollback. This requires a dynamic view of the SLA and shows where new code has adversely affected the production systems.
Configuration management standardizes resource configurations and enforcing their state across IT infrastructures in an automated yet agile manner. Configuration management is critical to the success of other IT processes, including provisioning, change management, release management, patch management, compliance and security.
Windy Gap promotes technologies such as Aria, Boomi (Mule soon), Drupal, Oracle, and Salesforce.com. Windy Gap can also integrate and deploy other systems at the customers’ request.
Windy Gap DevOps Experts
Windy Gap has the best DevOps team in the industry – be it on-site consultants or permanent staffing. Windy Gap Communications augments your in-house resources as appropriate.
Windy Gap expertise includes; developers, project managers, testers, DBA’s, systems administrators, security experts, etc. They are all experts in their field, have many years’ experience, and are leaders in DevOps concepts and methodologies.
Windy Gap personnel also have multidisciplinary skill sets - people who are comfortable with infrastructure and configuration, but also happy to roll up their sleeves, write tests, debug, and develop features.
Such skill sets include; Development (Java, Ruby, .NET), Operations, Systems Administration (Windows, Linux, Mac), Performance Engineering, Web Systems Architecture, Database Administration, SOA Designer, Release Management, Project Management (PMI and Scrum), Technical Writing, and much more.
Windy Gap DevOps Process
Windy Gap maps out a collaborative program definition to enable companies to solve their DevOps challenges in the fastest time possible.
Windy Gap consultants and specialists first map out the “as is” and “to be” environment for DevOps process improvement. Together a project plan is agreed and resourcing established. Milestones, deliverables, and metrics of success are agreed.
All parties across the development-to-operations lifecycle understand their stake in the larger business process of which they are a part. This is a shift from more of a siloed approach to performance measurement, where each group measures and judges performance based on what matters to that specific group. Windy Gap identify metrics of success for both individuals and groups to be measured within the context of the success of the entire development-to-operations lifecycle.
The entire development-to-operations lifecycle is viewed as one end-to-end process. Individual methodologies can be followed for individual segments of that processes (such as Agile on one end and Visible Ops on the other), so long as those processes can be plugged together to form a unified process (and, in turn, be managed from that unified point-of-view).
Windy Gap DevOps Technology
Unified tooling is a key component for a successful DevOps implementation.
Many companies are requiring product release “sprints” of up to ten deployments per day.
Windy Gap recommends and integrates best-in-class technology, including open-source components as appropriate, to realize an optimal DevOps technology platform to facilitate more efficient software development, roll-out and support.
Windy Gap deploys tooling whereby a software library ensures all system objects are clearly defined, consistently shared, and up to date across the release lifecycle. Development and QA organizations draw from the same platform version, and production
groups deploy the exact same version that has been certified by QA.
Tasks are automated. These include; dependency discovery and resolution, system construction, provisioning, update and rollback. This requires a dynamic view of the SLA and shows where new code has adversely affected the production systems.
Configuration management standardizes resource configurations and enforcing their state across IT infrastructures in an automated yet agile manner. Configuration management is critical to the success of other IT processes, including provisioning, change management, release management, patch management, compliance and security.
Windy Gap promotes technologies such as Aria, Boomi (Mule soon), Drupal, Oracle, and Salesforce.com. Windy Gap can also integrate and deploy other systems at the customers’ request.
Windy Gap DevOps Experts
Windy Gap has the best DevOps team in the industry – be it on-site consultants or permanent staffing. Windy Gap Communications augments your in-house resources as appropriate.
Windy Gap expertise includes; developers, project managers, testers, DBA’s, systems administrators, security experts, etc. They are all experts in their field, have many years’ experience, and are leaders in DevOps concepts and methodologies.
Windy Gap personnel also have multidisciplinary skill sets - people who are comfortable with infrastructure and configuration, but also happy to roll up their sleeves, write tests, debug, and develop features.
Such skill sets include; Development (Java, Ruby, .NET), Operations, Systems Administration (Windows, Linux, Mac), Performance Engineering, Web Systems Architecture, Database Administration, SOA Designer, Release Management, Project Management (PMI and Scrum), Technical Writing, and much more.
