Discover how Houghton Mifflin Harcourt revolutionized their infrastructure delivery process in this 42-minute conference talk. Learn about the company's journey from facing months-long delays to achieving rapid infrastructure deployment within minutes. Explore the implementation of Apache Mesos and Apache Aurora, which not only enabled agile application development but also resulted in significant annual cost savings. Gain insights into empowering engineers to focus on innovative products rather than infrastructure management. Delve into topics such as continuous delivery, behavioral design, cloud formation, and the challenges faced in the education industry. Benefit from the speaker's 20+ years of experience in technology as he shares valuable lessons on modernizing infrastructure for educational needs.