Lightning talk from DevOpsDays Rockies 2015.

1. BUILDING SAAS FOR
THE ENTERPRISE
Beau Christensen
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Security

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Identity on the Perimeter
Embedding Identity
into the internet.

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http://www.deviantart.com/art/JJ-Enterprise-Cutaway-
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& Things will get easier.

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Build a Change Process

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Diversify your locations.
Use the private cloud and public. Don’t put all
your eggs in one basket.

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Store Configuration Data Globally.
Store User Data Regionally.
Do not shard the application!

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You will need to support old, shitty
operating systems.

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You NEED automated Security Scans, Secure Software
Development Process, and yearly 3rd party audits of your
software and infrastructure security.
DDoS WAF -> Firewall -> Identity -> Firewall -> WAF -> OS -> Analytics

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Use active/active failover and the power
of the public cloud to avoid a massive
BCP or DR plan. It’s far more efficient &
you don’t have to maintain moar
documents!

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Public Uptime & Status
+
(local!)

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Gigantic, 172 page security
questionnaires are a favorite.
Maintain a database of them, and make
it a repeatable process that even a sales
guy could do.
WTF

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They want access to you.
(just be confident)

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“The Big Game”

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Don’t scale until you have to!

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Befriend your legal people.

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Worth it.