Application-Driven Infrastructure Deployment • Kief Morris • GOTO 2025

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph https://gotocph.com Kief Morris - Author of "Infrastructure as Code" & Distinguished Engineer at Thoughtworks @KiefMorris ORIGINAL TALK TITLE Application-Driven Infrastructure Deployment: Enabling More Effective Software Delivery RESOURCES https://bsky.app/profile/kief.com https://twitter.com/kief https://github.com/kief https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiefmorris https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts https://kief.com Links https://infrastructure-as-code.com/resources ABSTRACT Cloud and Infrastructure as Code often doesn't deliver on its original promise to remove barriers to delivering software. We need to move past old-school, bottom-up infrastructure deployment of monolithic environments. In this talk, Kief explains how inverting control of the infrastructure deployment process can create measurable improvements in the effectiveness of software delivery. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:03 The promise of cloud & Infrastructure as Code 04:57 Infrastructure disconnect 07:26 Measuring effectiveness 13:18 Infrastructure & software delivery 18:52 Pre-poured infrastructure 21:12 Application- driven infrastructure 29:04 Composable infrastructure 36:04 Challenges 37:33 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3935 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Kief Morris • Infrastructure as Code • https://amzn.to/4e6EBQc Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Dave Thomas • simplicity • https://amzn.to/43FghBJ Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer • https://amzn.to/43QuMBj https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #InfrastructureAsCode #SoftwareArchitecture #Monolith #InfrastructureDeployment #Cloud #CloudNative #SoftwareDelivery #TodayInTech #KiefMorris #GOTO CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1