負のベロシティ: 複雑さの限界を引き上げる方法

Compass is an ideal server management tool. It simplifies handling microservices architectures by putting disconnected data about engineering work and teamwork together in one central, searchable location. 

Compass' features include: 

• Get full visibility into service details with relevant APIs, libraries, documentation, key health metrics, latest deployment activities, on-call schedules, and more.
• Document and track upstream and downstream dependencies and understand performance impact across teams and services.
• View all incidents, deployments, and other critical activities for a service and its dependencies in one place.

CI/CD is an acronym for continuous integration and continuous deployment. 

Bitbucket Pipelines is a CI tool that automates processes. It works right out of the box with Bitbucket, an Atlassian cloud-based version control system. It can use code to manage pipelines, letting users commit pipeline definitions and start builds fast. Bitbucket Pipelines also has CD features that allow you to deploy projects to live infrastructure.

Part of the CI/CD development process is to build microservices. Bitbucket Pipelines fosters efficiency by simplifying workflows and integrating with Bitbucket's cloud version control system.

Jira Service Management is an add-on for Jira Software, a microservices-based application that lets you control IT services, such as incident, problem, and change management. Jira Service Management’s ITSM features allow IT teams to provide excellent service. There are several reasons why that is the case: 

• Flexibility: JSM's collaborative approach can help streamline service delivery processes.
• Automation: The automation suite can help automate recurring tasks.
• Integration: JSM integrates seamlessly with other Atlassian tools.
• Security: It encrypts all data in transit using TLS 1.2+.
• Scalability: JSM is an agile ITSM product that can scale up to the enterprise level.

Confluence is a collaborative documentation tool. It’s ideal for creating and sharing documentation, critical in microservices architectures. Confluence offers a wide range of Confluence templates for various setups, including those using Kubernetes and Docker, a microservices tool that helps developers build, deploy, and run containers. 

Confluence templates include multiple features and apps to help you capture, distribute, and update your technical documentation. Also, with Confluence, you can centralize all your documentation in one place and grant access to users only to what they need.

Jira Software excels at bug tracking and project management. It provides a platform to track, prioritize, and resolve bugs effectively through an easily navigable interface. Jira Software's bug-tracking features contribute significantly to successful microservices management. They also address the potential for software sprawl.

With Jira Service Management, Jira's capabilities extend to streamline IT service management, including incident, problem, and change management within microservices and monolithic architecture.

Prometheus is an open-source tool developers use to manage microservices. It collects extensive metrics, including counters, gauges, histograms, and summaries, that comprehensively view the application's performance. Prometheus also assists in real-time troubleshooting by providing a comprehensive monitoring and alerting system that enables developers and IT teams to identify and resolve issues promptly.

The distributed nature of microservices architectures significantly hamper traditional testing methodologies. Testing the entire system becomes complex and time-consuming because each microservice is an independent component. This is where a specific microservices testing tool like Postman comes in handy.

Postman simplifies the process of testing microservices APIs. Developers love that it can automate testing, enabling faster and more accurate results.

Some of the ways Postman simplifies the process of testing microservices APIs include: 

• Visual request builder: Postman's visual request builder makes it easy to construct HTTP requests without writing code. 
• Request collections: Postman allows you to organize your API requests into collections, making it easy to group related requests and share them with other team members.
• Predefined tests: Postman provides a library of predefined tests that you can use to validate the responses from your API requests. 
• Test scripts: Postman allows you to write test scripts using JavaScript, giving you more control over your tests and enabling you to automate complex testing scenarios.

アトラシアンは、まさにこの理由で Compass という開発者エクスペリエンス プラットフォームを開発しました。Compass は、ソフトウェア チームがコンポーネント カタログ、指標、スコアカードを通じて組織の複雑さに容易に対応し、健全なエンジニアリング文化の構築に集中できるようにすることで、複雑さの限界を引き上げるのに役立ちます。ここで注目すべき点は、アトラシアンでは組織の複雑さが減少しなかったということです。実際、マイクロサービス アーキテクチャに移行する組織が増えるにつれて、組織の複雑さは増え続けました。私たちは、ソフトウェア チームがその複雑さに対応するために費やす時間を減らしたのです。これが、シンプル化プロジェクトと複雑さの限界の引き上げの違いです。

アトラシアンには 10,000 人以上の従業員と 17,000 以上のソフトウェア コンポーネントがありますが、当社のソフトウェア チームはほとんどがスタートアップのように自由に稼働しており、高品質のソフトウェアを迅速にリリースしています。私たちの成功の秘訣は、複雑さの限界を引き上げてソフトウェア チームの効率を上げたことです。

複雑さの限界を引き上げるには、次の 2 つを行います。

• DORA 指標を追跡して評価します。あなたのチームの DORA 指標はどうなっていますか? これらの指標をまだ追跡していない場合は、すぐに使える DORA 指標が Compass で提供されています。
• 開発者の満足度を把握して評価します。ソフトウェア チームの開発者はどんな感情を抱いていますか? 多くの組織が従業員満足度調査を実施しています。機能分野別に結果を尋ねて開発者の満足度についてのインサイトを得ましょう。主な質問には、次の記述の評価が含まれます。
  • 私は自信を持ってリリースできます
  • 仕事のストレスに対処できます
  • 私は自分の仕事が会社の目標にどのように貢献しているかを理解しています

あるいは、CheckOps 手順中に Compass でこの情報を収集します。CheckOps では、チームが先週の感想と、改善できる点の詳細を共有します。

複雑さの限界を引き上げるには、ツール、プロセス、手順の組み合わせが必要です。Compass のような開発者エクスペリエンス プラットフォームは、システムの状態を理解し、依存関係をマッピングし、継続的な手順を作成するのに役立ちます。これにより、複雑さの限界が引き上げられ、組織内のソフトウェア デリバリー チームの可能性が解き放たれます。

今すぐ無料で Compass をお試しください。

To test and monitor microservices effectively, use monitoring data, set the proper alert levels, automate tests, set up continuous integration and delivery pipelines, and regularly test their performance and security. These methods ensure that your platforms work reliably. 

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