Operational Patterns

Operational patterns concern the fundamental processes within a system. They focus on managing and executing tasks, often dealing with infrastructure and system-level concerns.

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Infrastructure as Code

DDD operational automation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of managing and provisioning infrastructure through code, rather than through manual processes. This means that infrastructure – servers, virtual machines, networks, load balancers, databases, etc. – is treated as code, stored in version control, and automated through …

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Immutable Infrastructure

architectural DevOps operational cloud

Immutable infrastructure is a practice where servers are never modified after they’re provisioned. Instead, if a change is required, a new server is provisioned with the updated configuration, and the old server is replaced. This approach treats infrastructure as code, emphasizing version control and repeatability. It …

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Init Container

cloud kubernetes operational

The Init Container pattern addresses the challenge of application dependencies and setup requirements in container orchestration systems like Kubernetes. It defines a specialized container that runs before the application containers within a Pod. Init Containers are crucial for ensuring that shared resources are …

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Metrics & Alerts

observability monitoring operational

The Metrics & Alerts pattern is a fundamental aspect of operational monitoring and observability. It involves collecting data points (metrics) from a system over time, aggregating or processing them, and then triggering notifications (alerts) when those metrics cross predefined thresholds. This allows operators to …

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Blue-Green Deployment

deployment operational

Blue-Green Deployment is a release strategy that reduces downtime and risk by running two identical environments, ‘blue’ and ‘green’. The ‘blue’ environment serves all production traffic, while the ‘green’ environment is kept as a staging area for new releases. Once the …

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Infrastructure as Code

Immutable Infrastructure

Init Container

Metrics & Alerts

Blue-Green Deployment