orcaconfig.com configuration management survey results
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Middleware used
• Small vs Medium vs Large orgs
• Windows vs Linux orgs
Detecting Configuration Drift
• Small vs Medium vs Large orgs
• Windows vs Linux orgs
Configuration Management Tools used
• Homegrown/ Server & OS tools/ Other
Biggest Configuration Management Pain Points for IT Teams
• Mostly Linux/ Mostly Windows/
Mixed Windows-Linux orgs
• Small vs Medium vs Large orgs
What we think
What We’ll Cover
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But first, a quick note
About the survey:• Anonymous
feedback• No incentives
provided• Internet based survey• Users worldwide
Skews to US• Jan-March 2015
Who we are:www.orcaconfig.com is a DevOps oriented application-centric and middleware configuration management solution
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Back to the results
Middleware used by respondents: S-M-L
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62%54%
23%
46%
23% 23%
8%0%
62%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
MIDDLEWARE IN ORG WITH FEWER THAN 50 WEB-BASED APP SERVERS
Apache Tomcat Jboss IIS Websphere
Weblogic TIBCO BizTalk SharePoint
64%
79%
27%
48%
33%
12%3%
9%
48%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MIDDLEWARE IN ORGS WITH 51-500 WEB-BASED APP SERVERS
Apache Tomcat Jboss IIS Websphere
Weblogic TIBCO BizTalk SharePoint
80%
40%27%
73%
40%33%
20%13%
53%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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MIDDLEWARE IN ORGS WITH 501+ WEB-BASED APP SERVERS
Apache Tomcat JbossIIS Websphere WeblogicTIBCO BizTalk SharePoint
Middleware used by respondents: Windows - Linux
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73%64%
41%
55%45%
36%
14%5%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
MIDDLEWARE IN MIXED WINDOWS-LINUX ORGS
Apache Tomcat JBoss IIS
Websphere Weblogic TIBCO BizTalk
54% 50%
8%
83%
25%13%
4%17%
0%
50%
100%
MIDDLEWARE IN MOSTLY WINDOWS ORGS
Apache Tomcat JBoss IIS
Websphere Weblogic BizTalk SharePoint
60%65%
25%
5%
20%
5% 5%0%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
MIDDLEWARE IN MOSTLY LINUX ORGS
Apache Tomcat JBoss IIS
Websphere Weblogic BizTalk SharePoint
Detecting Configuration Drift: S-M-L
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Gold master8% Most commonly
occurring configuration across servers
17%
Reference point in time
33%
Wish I knew!42%
HOW WE DETECT DRIFT: 501+ WEB SERVERS
Gold master12%
Most commonly occurring configuration
across servers32%
Reference point in time
36%
Wish I knew!20%
HOW WE DETECT DRIFT: 51-500 WEB SERVERS
Gold master7%
Most commonly occurring configuration
across servers14%
Reference point in time36%
Wish I knew!43%
HOW WE DETECT DRIFT: FEWER THAN 50 WEB SERVERS
Detecting Configuration Drift: Windows-Linux
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Automated checks6%
Gold master20%
Most commonly occurring configuration
across servers27%
Reference point in time
20%
Wish I knew!27%
HOW WE DETECT DRIFT: MOSTLY LINUX
Most commonly occurring configuration across
servers21%
Reference point in time
42%
Wish I knew!37%
HOW WE DETECT DRIFT: MOSTLY WINDOWSAutomated checks
2%
config store driven2%
Gold master9%
Most commonly occurring
configuration across servers
23%
Reference point in time34%
Wish I knew!30%
HOW WE DETECT DRIFT: ALL
Configuration Management Tools used: S-M-L
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Homegrown11%
Server or OS tool6%
Other11%
Did not answer72%
CM TOOLS USED:FEWER THAN 50 WEB-BASED APP SERVERS
Homegrown9%
OS or Server Tool47%Other
12%
Did not Answer32%
CM TOOLS USED:51-500 WEB-BASED APP SERVERS
Homegrown14%
OS & Server Config Tool
7%
Other Tools36%
Did not answer43%
CM TOOLS USED:501+ WEB-BASED APP SERVERS
Top Configuration Management Pain Points for IT
Teams: Small-Med-Large
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Top 3 Pain Points: Fewer than 50 Web-based App Servers
Top 3 Pain Points: 51-500 Web-based App Servers
Top 3 Pain Points: 501+ Web-based App Servers
Ability to ensure that failovers are configured properly in the event of disaster (DR)
Ability to model and apply configuration data from multiple sources across related applications
Ability to know who made a configuration change and who approved it
Ability to know who made a configuration change and who approved it
Ability to ensure that failovers are configured properly in the event of disaster (DR)
Ability to view a color coded compliance map of your ecosystem to see what is in-compliance vs. out-of-compliance
Automated configuration migration and remediation
Ability to view a color coded compliance map of your ecosystem to see what is in-compliance vs. out-of-compliance
TIE: Ability to ensure that failovers are configured properly in the event of disaster (DR)
TIE: Ability to view and managedates of upcoming configuration changes, blackout dates and maintenance windows
Top Configuration Management Pain Points for IT
Teams: Windows vs Linux
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Top 3 Pain Points: Mostly Linux Top 3 Pain Points: Mostly Windows Top 3 Pain Points: All
Bulk deployment of Windows, IIS and MS SQL config settings
Bulk deployment of Windows, IIS and MS SQL config settings
Ability to know who made a configuration change and who approved it
Ability to ensure that failovers are configured properly in the event of disaster (DR)
Ability to ensure that failovers are configured properly in the event of disaster (DR)
Ability to view a color coded compliance map of your ecosystem to see what is in-compliance vs. out-of-compliance
Ability to know who made a configuration change and who approved it
Ability to model and apply configuration data from multiple sources across related applications
Automated configuration migration and remediation
Our Thoughts
“Wish I knew” • We were surprised (but shouldn’t be) at
the very large percentages of respondents who did not know howtheir orgs detected drift in their web based apps.
• Orgs of all sizes need a reliable, intuitive way to detect drift
Configuration Management (CM) Tools used
• Diverse approaches to CM. Surprising percentages of orgs using homegrown tools.
• Surprising percentage of orgs repurposing their Server and OS tools to manage their Applications and Middleware.
Pain Points• Diverse needs generally but a common
requirement be able to return to recover from disasters.
• Bulk promotion of config changes is a popular wish list item
• Control and Auditability are important for larger orgs
• Automated drift detection and drift correction is more important in larger organizations
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