Clouds against the Floods (RubyConfBR2011)

Clouds against the ﬂoods or how RoR saved the day in Australia Leonardo BorgesMonday, 7 November 2011

self slide • ThoughtWorker in Sydney, Australia • Programming languages enthusiast • Blogger - leonardoborges.com • Twitter blabbermouth @leonardo_borges • Seldom OSS contributor - github.com/ leonardoborgesMonday, 7 November 2011

self slide • ThoughtWorker in Sydney, Australia • Programming languages enthusiast • Blogger - leonardoborges.com • Twitter blabbermouth @leonardo_borges • Seldom OSS contributor - github.com/ leonardoborges ...and also • Heavy Metal guitarist • Singer • Overall adrenaline junkieMonday, 7 November 2011

Let’s step back for a sec...Monday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overviewMonday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overview Basic conceptsMonday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overview Basic concepts • PaaSMonday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overview Basic concepts • PaaS • Git based deployment cycleMonday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overview Basic concepts • PaaS • Git based deployment cycle • Dynos (web processes)Monday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overview Basic concepts • PaaS • Git based deployment cycle • Dynos (web processes) • Workers (background processes)Monday, 7 November 2011

Heroku, an overview Basic concepts • PaaS • Git based deployment cycle • Dynos (web processes) • Workers (background processes) • CronMonday, 7 November 2011

Simplistic view of a web request request routing dynoMonday, 7 November 2011

Simplistic view of a web request request routing dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dyno dynoMonday, 7 November 2011

A typical setupMonday, 7 November 2011

A typical setup EnvironmentsMonday, 7 November 2011

A typical setup Environments • staging, showcase and productionMonday, 7 November 2011

A typical setup Environments • staging, showcase and production Branching strategy • develop • master (tagged release candidates)Monday, 7 November 2011

But before you get too excited...Monday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictionsMonday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictions • Read-only ﬁle systemMonday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictions • Read-only ﬁle system • 30 seconds cap on http requestsMonday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictions • Read-only ﬁle system • 30 seconds cap on http requests • The console hijacks the web processesMonday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictions • Read-only ﬁle system • 30 seconds cap on http requests • The console hijacks the web processes • Processes limited to 300MB 512MB of RAMMonday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictions • Read-only ﬁle system • 30 seconds cap on http requests • The console hijacks the web processes • Processes limited to 300MB 512MB of RAM • Busted IP based SSL solutionMonday, 7 November 2011

Catches & restrictions • Read-only ﬁle system • 30 seconds cap on http requests • The console hijacks the web processes • Processes limited to 300MB 512MB of RAM • Busted IP based SSL solution • ... and for Australia, latencyMonday, 7 November 2011

TroubleshootingMonday, 7 November 2011

Troubleshooting • NewRelic: essencial to spot bottlenecks • database • external services - paypal, memcached • application • Heroku logsMonday, 7 November 2011

PerformanceMonday, 7 November 2011

Performance • ORMs are dumbMonday, 7 November 2011

Performance • ORMs are dumb • Ofﬂoad stats from main DBMonday, 7 November 2011

Performance • ORMs are dumb • Ofﬂoad stats from main DB • Cache everything but not until you really need itMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon CedarMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta)Monday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁleMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁle • One-off processesMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁle • One-off processes • Node.js/Clojure/Java/Python...Monday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁle • One-off processes • Node.js/Clojure/Java/Python... • New HTTP stackMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁle • One-off processes • Node.js/Clojure/Java/Python... • New HTTP stack • The foreman gemMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁle • One-off processes • Node.js/Clojure/Java/Python... • New HTTP stack • The foreman gem • Strive for purismMonday, 7 November 2011

The new Heroku: Celadon Cedar New features (most in public beta) • The procﬁle • One-off processes • Node.js/Clojure/Java/Python... • New HTTP stack • The foreman gem • Strive for purism • In the horizon (no ETA) : multi-region availabilityMonday, 7 November 2011

The ProcﬁleMonday, 7 November 2011

The Procﬁle Run anythingMonday, 7 November 2011

The Procﬁle Run anything Rails web: bundle exec rails server -p $PORT worker: bundle exec rake jobs:work Node.js web: node web.js Clojure web: lein run -m demo.webMonday, 7 November 2011

Multi-Region AvailabilityMonday, 7 November 2011

Multi-Region Availability • Not here yet...Monday, 7 November 2011

Multi-Region Availability • Not here yet... • DIY cloud availabilityMonday, 7 November 2011

Back in late 2010Monday, 7 November 2011

Back in late 2010 • 75% of Queensland under waterMonday, 7 November 2011

Back in late 2010 • 75% of Queensland under water • 35 dead / 9 missingMonday, 7 November 2011

Back in late 2010 • 75% of Queensland under water • 35 dead / 9 missing • A$ 30 billion in damagesMonday, 7 November 2011

Appeal to the peopleMonday, 7 November 2011

Appeal to the people • QLD Government to run a telethon on Channel NineMonday, 7 November 2011

Appeal to the people • QLD Government to run a telethon on Channel Nine • Dry run of existing system showed problemsMonday, 7 November 2011

Appeal to the people • QLD Government to run a telethon on Channel Nine • Dry run of existing system showed problems • Backup plan?Monday, 7 November 2011

We can help!Monday, 7 November 2011

We can help! • ThoughtWorks offered helpMonday, 7 November 2011

We can help! • ThoughtWorks offered help • We were at the beachMonday, 7 November 2011

We can help! • ThoughtWorks offered help • We were at the beach • and had 48hs to deliver!Monday, 7 November 2011

What?!Monday, 7 November 2011

What?! • Payment gateway integrationMonday, 7 November 2011

What?! • Payment gateway integration • Donation receipts by email (thousands of them)Monday, 7 November 2011

What?! • Payment gateway integration • Donation receipts by email (thousands of them) • Ability to scale based on loadMonday, 7 November 2011

user What?! varnish app • Payment gateway integration • Donation receipts by email (thousands of them) • Ability to scale based on load payment DB mail gateway gatewayMonday, 7 November 2011

ChallengesMonday, 7 November 2011

Challenges • SSQ’s infra-structure was a no goMonday, 7 November 2011

Challenges • SSQ’s infra-structure was a no go • Had to come up with a solution for email sending as wellMonday, 7 November 2011

Challenges • SSQ’s infra-structure was a no go • Had to come up with a solution for email sending as well • SkepticismMonday, 7 November 2011

ChoicesMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWSMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require opsMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require ops • HerokuMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require ops • Heroku - PaaS - no/less opsMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require ops • Heroku - PaaS - no/less ops - As simple as a git pushMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require ops • Heroku - PaaS - no/less ops - As simple as a git push - Focus on your appMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require ops • Heroku - PaaS - no/less ops - As simple as a git push - Focus on your app - Dozens of add-ons out of the boxMonday, 7 November 2011

Choices • AWS - Cheaper but require ops • Heroku - PaaS - no/less ops - As simple as a git push - Focus on your app - Dozens of add-ons out of the box - $0.00 upfront costMonday, 7 November 2011

One last ingredient... Ben Barnard, Phillip Calçado and myselfMonday, 7 November 2011

One last ingredient... An awesome team, committed and having fun on a weekend :) Ben Barnard, Phillip Calçado and myselfMonday, 7 November 2011

The telethonMonday, 7 November 2011

The telethon • Live on channel 9 for 2 hoursMonday, 7 November 2011

The telethon • Live on channel 9 for 2 hours • SSQ’s app went down at the very startMonday, 7 November 2011

The telethon • Live on channel 9 for 2 hours • SSQ’s app went down at the very start • The “backup” plan was now the main appMonday, 7 November 2011

What we achievedMonday, 7 November 2011

What we achieved Despite all skepticism we...Monday, 7 November 2011

What we achieved Despite all skepticism we... • Developed a production ready donation app using Ruby on RailsMonday, 7 November 2011

What we achieved Despite all skepticism we... • Developed a production ready donation app using Ruby on Rails • Leveraged PaaS to get ops out of the wayMonday, 7 November 2011

What we achieved Despite all skepticism we... • Developed a production ready donation app using Ruby on Rails • Leveraged PaaS to get ops out of the way • Generated over A$ 2 million in donations during the telethonMonday, 7 November 2011

What we achieved Despite all skepticism we... • Developed a production ready donation app using Ruby on Rails • Leveraged PaaS to get ops out of the way • Generated over A$ 2 million in donations during the telethon • And over A$ 38 million since thenMonday, 7 November 2011

What we achieved Despite all skepticism we... • Developed a production ready donation app using Ruby on Rails • Leveraged PaaS to get ops out of the way • Generated over A$ 2 million in donations during the telethon • And over A$ 38 million since then ...all in a 48 hour effortMonday, 7 November 2011

Anyone still thinks ‘the cloud’ isn’t for serious stuff?Monday, 7 November 2011

Thanks for listening! Questions? @leonardo_borges www.leonardoborges.com Leonardo BorgesMonday, 7 November 2011

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