This isn't doing devops, this is release management, which is something that traditional sysadmins do all the time. Making sure that the image file and reposito

This isn't doing devops, this is release management, which is something that traditional sysadmins do all the time. Making sure that the image file and repository information match up is pretty basic, and that a release is deployed correctly is pretty basic. A project like this, I'm surprised they don't have tools like nagios constantly checking to make sure downloads are working and that checksums, etc all match up, preferably on the servers before whatever load balancing system you have points at them. Deployment can, and should, be as atomic and possible, regardless of who is pushing the go button.