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People • Are there any specialized architecture requirements? • What pipeline/automation exists today? • What dependencies does your application have? • What type of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is in place? • How are services and infrastructure monitored? • How portable are your apps from one environment to another? • What is your deployment process? How automated is it? • Are you hiring new resources, or retraining experienced staff? • Are you looking to reduce lock-in, or “go deep” with a cloud vendor? • Is the organization structured so that teams can be self-sufficient rather than siloed? • Is the organization prepared for automated deployment? • What is your project management/development methodology (Agile, traditional, etc.)? • How is state maintained in your application? • If this is a multi-tenant application, how are tenants isolated? What's your current progress? List the initiatives the organization is taking to achieve the objectives. These will vary by client. SUMMER 2019 | THE DOPPLER | 65