Ensure Teams Can Manage & Scale Their Own Services

This standard mandates ensuring teams can manage and scale their own services to ensure service ownership is fully within the team’s control.

1. Ensure Teams Can Manage & Scale Their Own Services:

Service ownership should be fully within the team’s control. This approach ensures that teams have the autonomy to manage their services effectively.

• 1.1 Self-Service API Management:
  • 1.1.1 Service Discovery Tools:
    • Provide self-service API management and service discovery tools.
    • Automate the configuration of API management tools.
  • 1.1.2 Tool Management:
    • Automate the tracking of API management tool usage.
    • Implement tool tutorials.
• 1.2 Auto-Scaling and Recovery Mechanisms:
  • 1.2.1 Scaling Policy Setting:
    • Enable teams to set their own scaling policies and auto-recovery mechanisms.
    • Automate the implementation of scaling policies.
  • 1.2.2 Mechanism Management:
    • Automate the tracking of auto-recovery actions.
    • Implement mechanism feedback collection.
• 1.3 Database and Data Pipeline Configuration:
  • 1.3.1 Configuration Control:
    • Ensure teams have control over their own database and data pipeline configurations.
    • Automate the management of database configurations.
  • 1.3.2 Configuration Management:
    • Automate the tracking of data pipeline configurations.
    • Implement configuration tutorials.

By enabling teams to manage their services, organisations can improve service ownership and agility.

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