I'm both or rather I do things like this: * Use modern tools to spin up a dev env * Determine how to monitor and maintain dev and deploy * Test dev env * Deter

I'm both or rather I do things like this: * Use modern tools to spin up a dev env * Determine how to monitor and maintain dev and deploy * Test dev env * Determine, based on dev and a deep risk assessment how prod will look * Create prod env * Determine how to monitor and maintain prod env and deploy (based on your test) * Test new prod env * Open up prod env to end users It's not bloody rocket science - it's Engineering and the steps above hide loads of steps and feedback loops such as a safe upgrade method eg snapshot/clone VM, test, release. If your product is important to you then you take it seriously and treat it right! Cheers Jon PS Did I mention documentation?