Why Visualize Cloud Development Workflows?
Lucid’s suite is designed to support Cloud Development workflows end-to-end from concept to code through visualization and collaboration.
By leveraging Lucid and visualizing more aspects of your Cloud workflow, you can expect to see:
Smoother handoffs and coordination between teams (product, design, engineering, devops, infrastructure, etc.) - Visualization reduces technical barriers to communication- Fewer unplanned risks, dependencies, and blockers - better communication leads to better coordination & planning for upcoming software releases
- Greater speed to value on customer and business objectives - fewer blockers and dependencies leads to software getting out the door faster
Did you know there are templates built into the product you can use to accelerate your workflow today? Here are a few of my favorites. Try them out, tweak them, and make them your own!
Have another favorite? Post it in the comments!
Customer Journey Mapping
The true measure of success for any Cloud application is how effectively it meets the customer or user need as intended. Before you write a line of code, use this template to visualize the current and future state of your customer’s intended journey
C4 Model
Software development is the art of turning concepts into code. Use the C4 modeling template to break down layers of abstraction in a structured way.
Cloud Architecture Design Templates
Lucid has a robust shape library for the big 3 cloud providers. Choose from one of these (and the many more in our template library) for architecture design and review.
Cloud Architecture Cost Modeling
Nothing in life is free, and neither is the Cloud. Be ready for the next budget meeting by forecasting costs associated with introducing new applications.
CI / CD Pipeline Example
Now that your code is ready to go, it’s time to deploy! Which CI/CD tool am I using again? Use this template to document and articulate to your development team which tool maps to which phase of deployment.
Cloud Performance Diagram
Visualize your cloud performance in an intuitive, data-backed way with this diagram. While this one is an example from GCP, the concepts can easily map to any other cloud provider.
