Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework

An Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework is a technical ownership framework that assigns team responsibility for IaC manifests and CI/CD pipelines.

• AKA: IaC Ownership Model, Infrastructure Code Ownership Framework, IaC Responsibility Framework.
• Context:
  • It can typically define IaC Manifest Ownership through team assignments and responsibility matrices.
  • It can typically establish CI/CD Pipeline Ownership through pipeline configuration ownership and deployment authorization.
  • It can typically enforce Code Review Requirement through approval workflows and peer review processes.
  • It can typically implement Access Control Policy through repository permissions and deployment credentials.
  • It can typically maintain Ownership Documentation through responsibility registries and team mappings.
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  • It can often track Ownership Change through audit trails and handover processes.
  • It can often measure Ownership Compliance through metric collection and responsibility tracking.
  • It can often support Cross-Team Collaboration through shared ownership models and interface contracts.
  • It can often provide Escalation Path through ownership hierarchies and responsibility chains.
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  • It can range from being a Centralized Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework to being a Distributed Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework, depending on its ownership distribution model.
  • It can range from being a Rigid Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework to being a Flexible Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework, depending on its ownership transfer flexibility.
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  • It can integrate with Version Control System for ownership tracking.
  • It can connect to Identity Management System for team membership verification.
  • It can interface with Ticketing System for change request management.
  • It can communicate with Monitoring Platform for ownership-based alerting.
  • It can synchronize with Documentation Platform for ownership documentation.
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• Example(s):
  • Team-Based Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Frameworks, such as:
    • Feature Team Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework where feature teams own feature-specific infrastructure.
    • Platform Team Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework where platform teams own shared infrastructure.
  • Service-Based Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Frameworks, such as:
    • Microservice Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework aligning infrastructure ownership with service ownership.
    • Application Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework bundling application code with infrastructure code.
  • Environment-Based Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Frameworks, such as:
    • Production Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework with specialized production teams.
    • Development Infrastructure-as-Code Ownership Framework with developer self-service.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Ad-Hoc Infrastructure Management, which lacks formal ownership assignments.
  • Centralized Operations Model, which concentrates all infrastructure ownership in single team.
  • Manual Infrastructure Management, which doesn't use infrastructure-as-code practices.
• See: Infrastructure as Code Practices, Continuous Integration (CI) Task, Technical Ownership Model, DevOps Practice, Team Responsibility Framework, Configuration Management, Software Engineering Methodology.

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