Accelerate Secure and Reliable Aws Deployments with Dynatrace Ent230

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AWS re:Invent 2023 - Accelerate secure and reliable AWS deployments with Dynatrace (ENT230)

Summary

  • Matt Gibiitz, Senior Solutions Engineer, and Susan St. Clair, Principal Solutions Architect at Dynatrace, presented on accelerating secure and reliable AWS deployments using Dynatrace.
  • They emphasized the importance of observability in automation and acceleration of AWS environments.
  • Dynatrace's capabilities in observability, security, and automation were highlighted, including real-time architecture diagrams, end-to-end traceability, and AI-driven analysis.
  • The presentation covered the use of Dynatrace for identifying vulnerabilities, automating responses to issues, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines for quality assurance.
  • They introduced the Site Reliability Guardian application for defining KPIs and automating deployment decisions based on those KPIs.
  • The concept of A-B testing in production was discussed as a means to incrementally test and release features.
  • The session concluded with a live demo of Dynatrace's capabilities and a Q&A session.

Insights

  • Dynatrace's partnership with AWS is strong, as evidenced by their new security competency and their role as a go-to-market partner for AWS services.
  • The observability platform provided by Dynatrace is crucial for understanding complex, dynamic AWS environments, which is a prerequisite for effective automation.
  • Dynatrace's AI engine, which has been at the core of their platform since 2014, is a key differentiator in analyzing environmental behavior and aiding in decision-making for automation.
  • The Site Reliability Guardian application from Dynatrace allows for the establishment of KPIs that can be used to automate decisions in the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring that only quality code is promoted to production.
  • The concept of testing in production through A-B testing is becoming more accepted as it allows for real-world testing at scale, which can be more effective than testing in lower environments.
  • The presentation suggests a growing trend towards automation in the industry, with organizations investing significantly to improve their automation capabilities, although there is still a need for manual oversight and intervention in certain areas.