AWS whitepapers documentation change
Summary
Updated blue/green deployment documentation with deprecation notice and new abstract
Security assessment
Content update focuses on deployment methodology rather than security issues
Diff
diff --git a/whitepapers/latest/overview-deployment-options/bluegreen-deployments.md b/whitepapers/latest/overview-deployment-options/bluegreen-deployments.md index 282a4514b..2dba62469 100644 --- a//whitepapers/latest/overview-deployment-options/bluegreen-deployments.md +++ b//whitepapers/latest/overview-deployment-options/bluegreen-deployments.md @@ -1 +1 @@ -[](/pdfs/whitepapers/latest/overview-deployment-options/overview-deployment-options.pdf#bluegreen-deployments "Open PDF") +[](/pdfs/whitepapers/latest/blue-green-deployments/blue-green-deployments.pdf#welcome "Open PDF") @@ -5 +5 @@ -# Blue/green deployments +Abstract @@ -7 +7 @@ -A blue/green deployment is a deployment strategy in which you create two separate, but identical environments. One environment (blue) is running the current application version and one environment (green) is running the new application version. Using a blue/green deployment strategy increases application availability and reduces deployment risk by simplifying the rollback process if a deployment fails. Once testing has been completed on the green environment, live application traffic is directed to the green environment and the blue environment is deprecated. +This whitepaper is for historical reference only. Some content might be outdated and some links might not be available. @@ -9 +9,7 @@ A blue/green deployment is a deployment strategy in which you create two separat -A number of AWS deployment services support blue/green deployment strategies including Elastic Beanstalk, OpsWorks, CloudFormation, CodeDeploy, and Amazon ECS. Refer to [Blue/Green Deployments on AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/blue-green-deployments/welcome.html) for more details and strategies for implementing blue/green deployment processes for your application. +# Blue/Green Deployments on AWS + +Publication date: **September 29, 2021** ([Document Revisions](./document-revisions.html)) + +## Abstract + +The [ blue/green deployment ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/blue-green-deployments/introduction.html) technique enables you to release applications by shifting traffic between two identical environments that are running different versions of the application. Blue/green deployments can mitigate common risks associated with deploying software, such as downtime and rollback capability. This whitepaper provides an overview of the blue/green deployment methodology and describes techniques customers can implement using Amazon Web Services (AWS) services and tools. It also addresses considerations around the data tier, which is an important component of most applications. @@ -17,3 +23 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please -Prebaking vs. bootstrapping AMIs - -Rolling deployments +Introduction