Codex playbooks
A playbook is the procedure for a planned task: a deployment, an update, a migration wave. We have written more than 130 and tailor them to your estate.
What a playbook contains
- When to use it and what must be true before starting
- The steps in order, with the commands
- The check after each step
- The rollback if a step fails
- Who does what, and who signs off
- Playbooks for your recurring tasks
- A dry run of each with your team
- A simple index so people find the right one
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Planned work, not emergencies
Playbooks cover tasks you choose to start. Emergencies are for runbooks.
Checks, not hope
Every step has a way to confirm it worked before the next one begins.
Rehearsed
A procedure that has never been run is a draft. We run each one with your team.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
Which tasks should have a playbook?
Anything done more than twice a year or anything risky: updates, adding a machine, a migration wave, certificate renewal, a restore.
Can playbooks be automated?
Often. A clear manual procedure is the first step toward a safe automated one.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service