1. A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software
Deployment
Sander van der Burg
Delft University of Technology, EEMCS,
Department of Software Technology
June 3, 2013
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

2. A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software
Deployment
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

3. A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software
Deployment
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

4. Software deployment
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

5. Software deployment
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Software deployment
All of the activities that make a software system available
for use.

6. Challenges
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

7. Challenges
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Software deployment
Time consuming
Error prone
Destructive upgrades

8. Some history: Early history
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

9. Some history: High-level languages and operating systems
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

10. Some history: High-level languages and operating systems
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Software components
Requires compiler or interpreter and a compatible operating
system

11. Some history: Component-based software engineering
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

12. Some history: Component-based software engineering
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Software components
Components increase programmer productivity
Components increase quality of software

13. Some history: Component-based software engineering
Disadvantages:
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

14. Nowadays: Services on the Internet
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

15. Nowadays: Services on the internet
Challenges:
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

16. Nowadays: Services on the Internet
Challenges:
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Software components
Software deployment has become increasingly more compli-
cated

17. Earlier research: Nix deployment system
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

18. Earlier research: Nix deployment system
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Nix deployment
Fully automated deployment
Reliable
Reproducible
Generic
Efficient

19. Deploying service-oriented systems
Nix and NixOS are not sufficient for deploying service-oriented
systems:
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

20. Deploying service-oriented systems
Nix and NixOS are not sufficient for deploying service-oriented
systems:
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

21. Deploying service-oriented systems
Nix and NixOS are not sufficient for deploying service-oriented
systems:
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Non-functional requirements
Is privacy-sensitive data secured?
Do the analysis components perform well?
Is the system resilient to machine crashes?

22. A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software
Deployment
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

23. An Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment

24. Questions
Sander van der Burg A Reference Architecture for Distributed Software Deployment