Extending GitOps to reliability-as-code with GitHub and StackPulse

In this partner post by Leonid Belkind, Co-Founder and CTO at StackPulse, the shift from traditional IT operations to engineering-led practices in software development is highlighted, focusing on the adoption of automation to enhance deployment velocity. While automation has streamlined many development processes, the reliability of software services in production often remains reliant on manual intervention. StackPulse addresses this challenge by transforming operational processes into code, akin to coding testing or deployment procedures, allowing these processes to benefit from software engineering best practices such as modularity, versioning, and testing. This approach enables developers to manage operational tasks with the same rigor as business logic, applying agile development, continuous integration/deployment, and GitOps principles to ensure service reliability and adherence to service level objectives (SLOs). The platform facilitates collaboration and operational excellence across organizations by allowing operational processes to be shared and refined via public repositories, promoting the "You build it, you run it" ethos.