This document summarizes a presentation by Katharina Sommer on operating in the cloud from an OPS perspective. It discusses how DevOps has become essential for cloud management. It shows how organizations initially had optimistic expectations of reducing OPS responsibilities by moving to the cloud, but that reality has involved more complex management of security, compliance, and other issues. The presentation tells a story of how one organization transitioned to the cloud and overcame challenges to achieve better collaboration between development and operations teams. It promotes raising awareness of cloud operations, reviewing collaboration models, understanding that microservices increase complexity, and embracing infrastructure and automation code.
2. Katharina Sommer
> System Engineer / Cloud Architect @ Telekom MMS
> Operating Linux stuff for over 15 years
> DevOps enthusiast
> www.linkedin.com/in/katharin4sommer
3. Usable for enterprise businesses
But we have clouds for decades...!
2005 2025
2015
VMs!! o/
Docker, Kubernetes and
Terraform came up
Brave startups might use cloud
uhmm....no?
5. How much is the OPS?
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS)
On Premise
Cloud
>>
You
Cloud Provider
Containers as a Service
(CaaS)
Platform as a Service
(PaaS)
Function as a Service
(FaaS)
Software as a Service
(SaaS)
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
More flexible Less OPS
Who manages?
6. How much is the OPS: Brave expectations
You
Cloud Provider
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS)
Cloud
>>
Containers as a Service
(CaaS)
Platform as a Service
(PaaS)
Function as a Service
(FaaS)
Software as a Service
(SaaS)
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
More flexible Less OPS
Who manages?
7. How much is the OPS: Reality...?
You
Cloud Provider
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS)
Cloud
>>
Containers as a Service
(CaaS)
Platform as a Service
(PaaS)
Function as a Service
(FaaS)
Software as a Service
(SaaS)
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
More flexible Less OPS
Who manages?
8. How much is the OPS: There is something else...
You
Cloud Provider
Who manages?
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS)
Cloud
>>
Containers as a Service
(CaaS)
Platform as a Service
(PaaS)
Function as a Service
(FaaS)
Software as a Service
(SaaS)
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Virtualization
Data & Config
Application
Scaling
Runtime
OS
Hardware
Security and
Compliance
More flexible Less OPS
13. Collaboration how it used to be...
Development
Platform Architecture
and Technologies
Deployments
influence things
Tools &
Communication
Application
Management
/ Operations
Handle
Incidents
Monitoring
Vision and
Product Strategy
Tools &
Communication
Us
Customer
Backup &
Restore
>
<
Software
Architecture
14. Collaboration today: One Kingdom ❤
Us
Customer
Software
Architecture
Deployments
3rd level support
Platforms and
Repos
Tools &
Communication
Handle
Incidents
Monitoring
Automation
Backup &
Restore
Manage
Incidents and
organize BPMs
Platform
Architecture
Vision and
Product Strategy
Development
Application
Management
/ Operations
CI/CD
15. 15
▪ Raise awareness for CloudOps
▪ Review your collaboration mode
▪ Microservices shift complexity Dev >> Ops
▪ Everything as code
▪ Understand cloud principles