AWS gives developers programmatic control of resources and the ability to grow as application needs dictate. However, managing an application can take more than simply starting EC2 instances. Software may need to be configured on the instances and changes to existing resources may be required. AWS now has an easier way to automate and control applications of any scale or complexity. In this session we will demonstrate OpsWorks, an integrated experience for managing the complete application lifecycle, including resource provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, software updates, monitoring, and access control. Attendees will leave this session with an understanding of how to control any aspect of an application’s configuration using OpsWorks Layers and Chef recipes, and automate common tasks to streamline operations.

1. Thomas Metschke
Introducing AWS OpsWorks
Technical Program Manager

2. Once upon a time…
Making Donuts
1. Make dough
2. Roll and cut the dough
3. Separate donuts from holes
4. Let the dough rise
5. Prepare the glaze
6. Frying time!
7. Let them dry
8. Apply glaze
9. Add sprinkles (optional)

3. Source: http://www.mixph.com/2008/10/how-to-make-donuts-food-business.html

4. Recipes + Automation
Eric Joyner
ericjoyner.com

5. Introducing AWS OpsWorks
• Integrated application management solution for ops-
minded developers and IT admins
• Model, control and automate applications of nearly any
scale and complexity
• AWS Management Console, SDKs, or CLI
• No additional cost

6. AWS Application Management Services
Elastic Beanstalk OpsWorks CloudFormation EC2
Convenience Control
Higher-level Services Do it yourself

7. The heart of AWS OpsWorks
Agent on each
EC2 instance
OpsWorkstalks with

8. The heart of AWS OpsWorks
understands a set of commands that are
triggered by OpsWorks.
The agent then runs a Chef solo run.
Agent on each
EC2 instance

9. Instance lifecycle commands

10. Enough talking
DEMO TIME

11. Improve reliability
Git
Code
Jenkins
Build Test
OpsWorks
Provision Deploy Monitor

12. What’s next for AWS OpsWorks?
• Deeper integration with AWS resources (e.g., ELB)
• More built-in layers
• Advanced VPC integration (beyond today’s support for the
default VPC)
• And more!
• Please give us your feedback in the OpsWorks forums.

13. Thank You!
For more information, please visit us at
https://aws.amazon.com/opsworks
Thomas Metschke
@tmetschke