- Cloud deployments need to be "bullet proof" to withstand failures through proper planning and testing. This involves choosing AMIs, deploying applications and databases, backing up data, automating deployments, and implementing disaster recovery mechanisms. - The document discusses best practices for securing cloud deployments such as understanding cloud providers, using cloud tools appropriately, implementing monitoring and alerts, ensuring effective recovery, and automating provisioning. It also demonstrates disaster recovery on AWS using EBS-backed AMIs, database backups, and scripting deployment on a separate region.

1. Bullet Proof Your Amazon Cloud Deployment May 10, 2011 AhmarAbbas EzhilBabaraj Sam Madireddy

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45. Cascading Failures

46. Designing for Failure

47. Testing for Failure

50. Application Deployment

51. Database Deployment

52. Data Backup and Recovery

53. Automation of Deployment

54. Disaster Recovery

56. Appropriate use of Cloud Tools

57. Draft a Good backup strategy

58. Implement Monitoring & Alerting

59. Ensure Effective Recovery Mechanisms

61. Multiple Regions

62. Availability Zones

63. Machine Images(AMI)

64. EBS Volumes

65. Security Groups

67. Multiple Regions

68. Availability Zones

69. Machine Images(AMI)

70. EBS Volumes

71. Security Groups

73. Ability to take Snapshots

74. Ability to stop instances

75. Variable Root Disk Sizes

77. Launch AMI

78. Customize Instance

79. Install Provisioning Agent

80. Bundle the Instance=New AMI

82. Easy to maintain deployment

83. Dynamic Configurations

84. Development knowledge

86. Best when publicizing

87. An AMI for Every Version

88. Cumbersome to Maintain

90. Network File Sharing & Virtual SAN

91. Offsite / Remote Backups

92. Distributed / Replicated FS

93. Remote Server Sync

95. Would do with some data loss

96. Better cost benefit

98. Higher cost of running

99. All updates and patch need to applied

101. Keep 2 level redundant backups

102. Define maintenance windows

104. Run all the components

105. Backing up all data frequently

108. Database Backup

109. Bring down the Live Environment

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111. Script CloudSmart for DR

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