Contributions/Jacob Medrano
Module Presenter: Jacob Medrano

Operations Playbook

A comprehensive operational framework governing service delivery, environment architecture, promotion paths, maintenance checklists, and monitoring observability matrices.

Core Mission

Mission Statement

“Provide reliable, secure, and scalable website solutions for small-to-medium businesses by delivering website design, development, hosting, maintenance, and ongoing support.”

Service Responsibilities

The organization is responsible for executing:

  • Building websites for clients
  • Hosting websites in a cloud environment
  • Maintaining website functionality and performance
  • Applying security updates and patches
  • Monitoring website availability and health
  • Performing backups and recovery operations
  • Providing ongoing support and enhancements

Service Delivery Workflow

9-stage structured delivery pipeline:

01Initial Consultation
02Discovery Meeting
03Requirements Gathering
04Design
05Development
06Testing
07Deployment
08Maintenance
09Ongoing Support
Infrastructure Design

Environment Architecture

Logical Architecture:
InternetDNSLoad BalancerWeb ServerApplicationDatabaseBackups
Cloud-Hosted Infrastructure

Modern cloud platform hosting for optimal uptime.

Shared Multi-Tenant Platform

Efficient multi-tenant architecture for SMB scaling.

Isolated Environments

Secure, isolated application containers per client.

Automated Backups

Instant backup and disaster recovery capabilities.

High Availability & Scalability

Resilient traffic distribution and auto-scaling.

Hosting Strategy

Hosting Model: Cloud HostingPlatform Strategy: Shared Multi-Tenant Platform
Core Hosting Components:
  • Cloud DNS and traffic management
  • Reverse proxy / load balancer
  • Web application hosting platform
  • Database services
  • Backup and recovery storage
  • Monitoring and logging services

Development Workflow

Environment Promotion Path:
DevelopmentStagingProduction
Mandatory Project Inclusions:
  • Source-controlled Git repository
  • Defined branching strategy
  • Code review process
  • Automated deployment pipeline
  • Rollback and recovery procedures
Operational Guardrails

Maintenance Checklist

🔒 Security

  • Apply operating system & application security patches
  • Update frameworks, dependencies, and plugins
  • Review security configurations and certificates
  • Renew SSL certificates before expiration

💾 Backup & Recovery

  • Verify backup completion and data integrity
  • Test restoration procedures periodically
  • Ensure off-site backup retention policy

⚡ Performance

  • Review application performance metrics
  • Assess resource utilization trends
  • Address errors, bottlenecks & optimizations
Real-Time Diagnostics

Monitoring & Observability

🖥️ Infrastructure Monitoring

Host environment health & capacity:

  • CPU utilization
  • Memory utilization
  • Disk utilization & storage capacity
  • Network connectivity & performance

🌐 Website Monitoring

Availability & user experience:

  • Website uptime & availability
  • Response times & latency
  • SSL certificate expiration
  • Endpoint health checks

📜 Logging & Security

Log collection & security analysis:

  • Application logs
  • Web server logs
  • Security & authentication logs
  • Deployment & change logs

Operational Objectives

  • Maintain high website availability and reliability
  • Deliver secure and repeatable deployments
  • Provide timely maintenance and support services
  • Minimize service disruptions through proactive monitoring
  • Maintain documented processes that scale as the client base grows