![What’s it all mean?,[object Object],Application Engineer,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-1-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![Axiom,[object Object],Applications are not just code,[object Object],Containers and application servers play increasingly bigger roles,[object Object],Increasing computational demands drive horizontal scaling. With great power comes great responsibility:,[object Object],Monitoring (system health);,[object Object],Infrastructure (hardware, network, OS setup);,[object Object],Administration (automated deployment, rolling updates),[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-2-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![Axiom cont.,[object Object],Increasing application complexity creates new challenges for IT staff:,[object Object],Applicative monitoring (queue sizes, component statistics, complex behavioral rules),[object Object],System tuning (horizontal scaling + application performance improvements = huge gains),[object Object],System architecture (static server farms, load balancers, high availability, central storage…) ,[object Object],Not just LAMP anymore!,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-3-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![Axiom cont.,[object Object],As IT staff plays an increasingly significant role, responsibilities shift from R&D to IT,[object Object],… but IT can’t deliver without being directly involved with R&D!,[object Object],System architecture is tightly coupled with deployment, monitoring, tuning,[object Object],System architecture may comprise shared responsibilities (e.g. a hybrid static/dynamic web farm),[object Object],Inevitable conclusion: A successful project requires close cooperation between R&D and IT,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-4-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![The Application Engineer…,[object Object],… is the IT liaison officer in R&D,[object Object],Specifies operational requirements (e.g. monitoring, configuration, logging);,[object Object],Active participant in design reviews;,[object Object],Is the contact point for R&D requirements from IT (hardware, deployment, storage…),[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-5-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![The Application Engineer…,[object Object],… is the IT equivalent of a system architect,[object Object],Specifies architecture (web farms, central/distributed storage, load balancing…),[object Object],Works closely with R&D to define the system architecture,[object Object],Has significant theoretical knowledge of the application,[object Object],(… in order to correctly monitor and tune it),[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-6-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![The Application Engineer…,[object Object],… is directly responsible for the production environment,[object Object],Monitoring (specification and implementation),[object Object],Reporting (provides feedback to R&D),[object Object],Ongoing tuning,[object Object],Management contact point,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-7-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![In Practical Terms,[object Object],Vís a vís R&D:,[object Object],Sits in on design reviews,[object Object],Generates requirements,[object Object],Provides ongoing feedback to R&D,[object Object],Production errors,[object Object],Performance bottlenecks,[object Object],Collaborates with R&D to define the system architecture and deployment practices,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-8-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![In Practical Terms,[object Object],Vís a vís management:,[object Object],Provides the contact point for the production environment (“the site is down!”),[object Object],Responsibilities include:,[object Object],Deployment,[object Object],Production uptime,[object Object],System performance,[object Object],Support (?) and issue tracking,[object Object],Infrastructure (web, high availability, central storage…),[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-9-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![Are we done yet?,[object Object],Questions?,[object Object],Comments?,[object Object],Snarky remarks?,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-10-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
![Final words,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/applicationengineer-091213064141-phpapp01/75/application-engineer-introductory-presentation-11-2048.jpg?cb=1668089694)
Application Engineer: Introductory Presentation
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An overview presentation intended to describe the "application engineer" role at Delver/SHC Israel. Nowadays you'd call this a DevOps position.
An overview presentation intended to describe the "application engineer" role at Delver/SHC Israel. Nowadays you'd call this a DevOps position.
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