# Tech Infrastructure ### Objectives * Ensure OpenUp is in a position to use technology that enables a project to succeed or be more effective than it would have been otherwise * We have access to people with the right skills * We are aware of best practises for specific needs * We are aware of appropriate tools for specific needs * Ensure we maintain tools that people rely on, or find them a home where they will be sustained ### Tech Infrastructure vs Devops DevOps brings the deployment and management of systems closer to the software development. **Spending on Tech Infrastructure should be minimised - all expenditure that can be allocated to a particular project should be done as part of that project. Tech Infrastructure should only be doing the work that enables technology work to be done effectively on specific projects.** The role Tech Infrastructure is to do the work that can not be directly tied to a project, for example * Replacing a DBMS that hosts databases for many projects * Exploring a general strategy or tool for how we might do things * Documenting standard operations Related work that would fall under the project might be * Creating a database * Configuring an application on a server * Setting up load-balancing for a particular application --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://openup.gitbook.io/handbook/projects/project-overviews/tech-infrastructure.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.