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Introduction
- The speaker is an AWS Ambassador, a Community Builder, and a Principal Consultant at a group called Mantle Group in Australia.
- The presentation is about "Infrastructure as Code: AI Tales from the Trenches."
Personas and Scenarios
DevOps/Platform Engineer Persona
- A FinTech organization that has gone through a modernization process, where the DevOps team is predominantly writing in Python, but is forced to use TypeScript because that's what the developers use.
- The DevOps team assumed that using Genie (an AI-powered code generation tool) would lead to a quicker release schedule and improvements.
- However, the Genie-powered co-programmer hallucinated a fake library, which ended up stealing the team's API keys.
- The key takeaways are:
- Be careful when using Genie and have plenty of context.
- Implement guard rails and best practices.
- Prioritize security at all layers of the software development lifecycle.
Security Engineer Persona
- A data startup that started using Terraform because they were also working with Kubernetes and Databricks, and they didn't like Cloud Formation at the time.
- The team extensively used the Genie co-programmer, which led to the creation of a public module that had great intentions but also introduced security issues, such as SQL injections and excessive costs.
- The key takeaways are:
- Implement security across all layers of the software development lifecycle.
- Use tools like Amazon's CodeGuru to identify and address security issues.
- Establish guard rails and systems to check for issues before they become problematic.
Developer Persona
- A financially-regulated organization with a Java-based codebase, where developers started using Genie-powered CDK and Docker Compose locally to save costs.
- The infrastructure team was kept out of the loop, leading to issues like out-of-memory incidents, inappropriate container patterns, and delayed Java version upgrades.
- The key takeaways are:
- Prioritize cross-team collaboration and communication.
- Leverage tools like Amazon's CodeGuru to improve code quality and security.
- Ensure that infrastructure decisions are made with the right context and shared understanding.
Lessons Learned
- Embrace Genie (or similar AI-powered tools), but reflect on their use and impact.
- Context is critical - just because you know a language doesn't mean you're the right person to build every component.
- Security should be a priority when using Genie, as it doesn't automatically make your infrastructure secure.
- Collaboration and communication across teams (DevOps, Security, Developers) are essential for success.
Conclusion
- The speaker encourages the audience to embrace the community, speak to each other, and use Genie (or similar tools) with the right context and guard rails in place.