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Puppet, Open Source Server Configuration Automation

16:35 | Michael Cote | Oct 26th, 2007 5:32pm |

While at the Austin InnoTech conference, I talked with Luke Kanies about Puppet, the open source server configuration automation (or “provisioning” in my personal lexicon) project. Luke first gives us a detailed overview of Puppet: what it does, how it works, and the puppet DSL. We then discuss the benefits and draw-backs of running the product as an open source project and discuss how Luke is seeking to balance commercializing the project with maintaining the good will of the Puppet community.

Zenoss Update, Model Driven IT Management, and CMDB Federation

04:37 | Michael Cote | Oct 26th, 2007 |

While at the Austin InnoTech conference, I talked with John Willis and Mark Hinkle about CMDBs and federated CMDBs. Mark starts out with a general update on Zenoss, and then after briefly talking about model-driven IT management, all three of us talk about CMDBs in ...
Eclipse, Custom Interfaces, and IT Management

06:19 | Michael Cote | Oct 26th, 2007 |

While at the Austin InnoTech conference, I talked with John Willis and Mark Hinkle about customizing interfaces for IT management software. We start by hearing John’s take on using Eclipse as a front-end, and then hear some more general commentary from both John and Mark about ...