The document discusses the evolution of infrastructure management from traditional configuration management and snowflake servers to more modern approaches like immutable infrastructure, disposable infrastructure, and immutable infrastructure. It notes the benefits of immutable infrastructure in allowing single line of code changes to be deployed on a reliable and repeatable basis, and also discusses using disposable environments for disaster recovery. The presentation raises questions at the end about these approaches.

1. The Quest for the Next
Evolution of Infrastructure
Management
Paul Stack
http://twitter.com/stack72
mail: paul@paulstack.co.uk

2. About Me
Infrastructure Engineer
Reformed ASP.NET / C# Developer
DevOps Extremist
Conference Junkie

3. Snowflake Servers

6. Configuration Management

7. Phoenix Servers

10. Immutable Infrastructure

11. Immutable Infrastructure

12. Disposable Infrastructure

14. Demo Time

15. “How long would it take your
organisation to deploy a change that
involved just one single line of code?
Do you do this on a repeatable, reliable
basis?”
Implementing Lean Software Development
Mary Poppendieck

16. Disposable Environments

17. Disaster Recovery?

19. Questions?

20. Paul Stack
@stack72