devops

It comes down to whether you feel the need for a private cloud. AWS is a fantastic platform to start, but in our experience it is expensive. If you are spending $100k per month, you are likely better off with some private cloud.

And Platform9 is probably the easiest and most cost effective private cloud option there has ever been.

@sirishraghuram Zynga is switching back to AWS after leaving to build their own data centers. CIA uses AWS. Integrated stacks are the key to #devops imo

@furrier For every example that is switching back, there are probably 10x who are not going back once they hit scale. I agree about integrated stacks though. The truth is that Private Clouds have been really hard so far. But that is changing now.

@furrier CIA doesn't use AWS exclusively, they also use a massive private cloud that is far bigger than their AWS deployment.

@sirishraghuram Apple uses #AWS for icloud what tech do you have to get developers excited? IBM is trying hard with bluemix now too so is HP

@furrier is bluemix a private cloud? or just an AWS clone?

@furrier Being based on #OpenStack, we're an API first system. So, Infrastructure as Code, just like with AWS. Within 5 minutes, you get Compute and Image service APIs working. From there on, you can provisioning app stacks of your choice via code.

@furrier @drew_bratcher Btw, we use AWS internally as well, and we're fans as well. I am just not crazy about the bills :) We run our production servers on AWS, and all dev/test on Platform9's dogfood environment.

Bluemix is playing catchup and trying to be hybrid AWS and Enterprise ready. AWS is running away with the public cloud. Google is the only thread to it. Microsoft won't get there in my opinion

We use a node.js and redis based stack focusing on realtime events with socket.io. This stack allows our app to be scalable, responsive, and performance oriented.

Like wise the asynchronous nature of stack comes in handy for adding networks and features while retaining the performance at scale

adding to Drew's point. All of this is packed inside ElasticBeanStalk container, which loadbalances and autoscales. For the backedend search we use ElasticSearch. For Queue we use SQS and our proprietary horizontally scalable consumers.

Does AWS help with the threading from multiple networks of users in real time? Did you write code or use AWS tech?

AWS services and abstractions have really allowed the development team to focus on features rather than maintenance and classic IT problems

We use AWS application container extensively. It boxes our server and our software and autoscales. It makes us 100% infra as code.

from a developer's standpoint it does a great job of letting us focus on code rather than system configuration and scale

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welcome aboard everyone

John, Thank you for hosting!

@sirishraghuram welcome