Deploying DRUPAL in a Private Cloud at DHS - Mil-OSS
Deploying DRUPAL in a Private Cloud at DHS - Mil-OSS
Deploying DRUPAL in a Private Cloud at DHS - Mil-OSS
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Presented By: Richard Bull<strong>in</strong>gton-McGuire<br />
Special Thanks to: Anthony Glynn & Dan K<strong>at</strong>z<br />
9/8/2011
Introductions<br />
Richard Bull<strong>in</strong>gton-McGuire @obscurerichard<br />
rbull<strong>in</strong>gton-mcguire@bstonetech.com<br />
Dan K<strong>at</strong>z @mtndan<br />
dk<strong>at</strong>z@bstonetech.com<br />
Anthony Glynn<br />
aglynn@bstonetech.com<br />
Blackstone Technology Group<br />
@blackstonetech<br />
http://us.bstonetech.com<br />
And you?
Disclaimer<br />
The content of this present<strong>at</strong>ion is<br />
solely the thoughts and op<strong>in</strong>ions of<br />
the speaker and contributors.<br />
We are not employees of, nor do we<br />
represent the US Federal<br />
Government or the Department of<br />
Homeland Security.<br />
Blackstone Technology Group Proprietary and Confidential<br />
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Wh<strong>at</strong> is Drupal?<br />
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Who Uses Drupal?<br />
5
Can you use Drupal <strong>in</strong> a<br />
Controlled IT Envirnoment? Yes...<br />
6<br />
Blackstone Technology Group Proprietary and Confidential
Piloted on Acquia’s Public <strong>Cloud</strong><br />
All<br />
7<br />
public d<strong>at</strong>a, low risk, lower C&A requirements
Enterprise Service C<strong>at</strong>alogs
ITIL C<strong>at</strong>alog <strong>in</strong> a <strong>Priv<strong>at</strong>e</strong> <strong>Cloud</strong><br />
Internal<br />
9<br />
deployment, higher C&A and doc burden
Service C<strong>at</strong>alog Overview<br />
10<br />
Essential Fe<strong>at</strong>ures<br />
Security / User<br />
Authentic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Them<strong>in</strong>g / 508<br />
Compliance<br />
Search<br />
C<strong>at</strong>alogs / Group<br />
Management<br />
Cart / Item Request<br />
Workflow<br />
Content Approval<br />
Workflow<br />
Feedback / Info Request<br />
Technologies Used<br />
Drupal 6<br />
CCK<br />
Views<br />
Flag<br />
Rules<br />
Workflow<br />
Notific<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Apache Solr<br />
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Commercial Support Essential<br />
Commercial Support was essential to pass<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
Certific<strong>at</strong>ion & Accredit<strong>at</strong>ion hurdles<br />
Pl<strong>at</strong>form Element<br />
Commercial Support From<br />
Oper<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g System<br />
D<strong>at</strong>abase<br />
Red H<strong>at</strong> (Red H<strong>at</strong> Enterprise L<strong>in</strong>ux)<br />
Oracle (MySQL Enterprise)<br />
Script<strong>in</strong>g Language Zend (PHP)<br />
CMS<br />
Acquia (Drupal)
C&A Challenges & Roadblocks<br />
Many required Open Source products were not on<br />
the TRM list<br />
Security g<strong>at</strong>ekeepers required educ<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Risk assessment was required for each module<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> is our basel<strong>in</strong>e? (Drupal moves fast)<br />
Access to cloud VMs for test and deployment was<br />
difficult due to security constra<strong>in</strong>ts
Future Directions<br />
13<br />
Drive Quality through DevOps Techniques<br />
Use Drush to p<strong>in</strong> module versions<br />
Use Vagrant to cre<strong>at</strong>e repe<strong>at</strong>able dev & test VMs<br />
Use cont<strong>in</strong>uous <strong>in</strong>tegr<strong>at</strong>ion to drive functional and<br />
security scann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Increase use of public cloud for projects th<strong>at</strong> can<br />
use it<br />
Lower the C&A burdens<br />
Decrease cycle times<br />
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