A Principled Approach to Driving Change in DoD IT
summary
Describes a concrete DoD IT modernization: a principles-driven stack using Sensu + PowerShell DSC + Puppet + vRealize Orchestrator with TFS for source control, automation of installs where possible, and air‑gapped workarounds. Claims include reduced a 4‑day model run to 1 hour and build time cut from 6 weeks to 1 week. Covers what broke (Windows apps lacking silent installs, LDAP/AD quirks, operator-role friction, no full self‑service yet) and what actually worked in production.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:38A harsh reality check
- 3:35Devops
- 3:56Deploy and Maintain
- 4:36Principles
- 6:35Space
- 9:07We made a misstep
- 9:44Automation
- 10:25Monitoring
- 11:57Operators
- 13:09Lack of Understanding
- 15:52Things we struggle with
- 17:17Hiring
- 17:36Questions
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