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Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; I don’t know about you, but right now I want anything and everything available to help make my job easier. If you’re an Open Source Puppet (OSP) user, consider this information a job aid.We’ve been busy building and iterating on resources and services that save you time, help your productivity and provide you information you just can’t get elsewhere. Why Google when you can go straight to the source?“Where do I find this trove of treasure?” Glad you asked!The OSP Assist portal has heaps of information authored by Puppet team members. Content is ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; Language matters. Ongoing efforts to deprecate harmful terminology.A couple months ago we posted a blog about removing harmful terminology from our products. This release includes many of these changes and we will continue to make these changes in subsequent releases as the changes are available. Specific efforts include: Completing the replacement of the “master” service with the “server”Following GitHub’s lead and using the “main” branch of repositories instead of “master”Replacing “whitelist/blacklist” with “allowlist/blocklist”The necessary work is done in Puppet Bolt and is underway for Puppet Enterprise, Open Source Puppet, and our other products ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; The 2019.8.2 release of Puppet Enterprise has added a significant improvement to code deployment by enabling Puppet modules to be downloaded in parallel instead of serially. This functionality was added to the upstream r10k project almost a year ago and has now been added to Puppet Enterprise Code Manager.The feature utilizes multiple CPU threads to enable the deployment of Puppet modules in parallel. Based upon testing, the optimal number of threads to use for most PE installations is 4, which is the default value in Puppet Enterprise 2019.8.2. A new configuration parameter, download_pool_size, ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; With only 49 days before this very long year comes to an end, we’re thrilled to announce the 2020 State of DevOps Report is finally here. We’re in our ninth year producing the State of DevOps Report; at this point, more than 35,000 technical professionals from around the world have contributed to this body of research, the longest-running and most widely referenced DevOps research in the industry. We want to thank everyone who took the time to complete our survey and share it with your colleagues. We committed to giving $1 to the ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; We’ve had an exciting year here at Puppet, and although it’s not the year we could have expected, I’m encouraged and inspired every day by the resilience of our team, our commitment to each other, and our drive to help customers navigate through so much uncertainty and change. Building on our strong foundation, new hires at the executive level and across the company have brought innovation back to the fore, crystallized our strategy for an increasingly hybrid and multi-cloud world, and focused our commercial efforts on enterprise customers and large government organizations. Our ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; Puppetize Digital has three separate event schedules run in three regional time zones: Sydney (AEDT), London (GMT), and San Francisco (PST). Join us in the time zone most convenient for you, or attend all three! Content will run all day throughout each regional time zone. But don’t worry if the timing for the session you're excited about doesn't fit your schedule — all content will be available on-demand for viewing after the event.In addition to keynotes from Puppet CEO Yvonne Wassenaar, CTO Abby Kearns, and CTO Deepak Giridharagopal, we’re bringing together IT experts, ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; This leads to an Event Log service restart that also restarts other services registered as Event Log message sources, including critical services like DHCP server, DHCP client, etc.Fixing NSSMAs the critical Windows services restart is caused by the following interaction: nssm upgrade -> Event Log service restart -> critical Windows services restart Not registering nssm.exe as an Event Log message source was our first step, so that NSSM upgrades would no longer trigger a restart of the Event Log service. This solved the issue for newer deployments of the Puppet agent, but not ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; This year, Puppetize Digital consists of three separate events running in three regional time zones: Sydney (AEDT), London (GMT), and San Francisco (PST). Join us in the time zone most convenient for you, or attend all three! Content will run all day throughout each regional time zone. But never fear if the timing for the session you're excited about doesn't fit your schedule — all content will be available on-demand for viewing after the event. In addition to keynotes from Puppet CEO Yvonne Wassenaar, CTO Abby Kearns, and CTO Deepak Giridharagopal, we’re bringing ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; How to understand errorsWhen Puppet shows up red, don't panic! You need to figure out what's causing the error, so you can understand whether it's something fixable, or an actual bug.Generally, the first error in a Puppet run is the one you need to concern yourself with. Once the first thing fails, others that run after it or require it to succeed will also fail and could produce a LOT of red text! So scroll to the first red error on your Puppet run. If you’re using the Report Viewer in Puppet Enterprise ... Read More

Feed: Puppet.com Blog RSS Feed. Author: ; Adopt programmable infrastructure with help from GartnerA hybrid infrastructure strategy is integral in creating a successful digital transformation in your enterprise. Programmable infrastructure (PI), or Infrastructure as Code, makes these strategies work in the real world. This blog will cover some highlights from the Gartner Report on why I&O leaders must adopt programmable infrastructure to enhance customer-focused agility.I&O leaders are frequently under pressure to adopt emerging technologies and innovations to keep up with digital transformations. To drive infrastructure-led disruption (ILD) and rapidly deliver business value, many I&O leaders are implementing PI. In the ... Read More