Eric Sorenson, Puppet Labs

1. Eric Sorenson
@ahpook
IRC: ericØ
ericØ@puppetlabs.com

2. Shout-Outs
!
@Symantec
#Scale13x
#PuppetCamp

3. Polls

4. There’s a lot going on

5. Being a sysadmin is hard
enough

6. More critical than ever

7. Must be faster, more
focused

9. All kinds of cloud

10. Immutable Infrastructure

11. Shadow IT

13. Automate IT
Make rapid, repeatable changes and enforce
the consistency of systems and devices.

14. Automation Gives You
Speed
Accelerate cycle times.
Make iterative changes.
Productivity
Define once, run a thousand times.
Automatically remediate drift.
Insight
See the exact state of your machines.
Know what changed and when.

15. Define desired state
Users · Groups · Firewall
DNS · NTP · SSH
Kernel Settings · Files
Packages · Services
Repositories · Mounts
Jobs · Scheduling
Operating Systems
Virtual & Cloud
Network & Storage
Applications
Core Infrastructure

16. Define desired stateThe Puppet Approach
Improve agility & productivity through defining & applying a desired state
1.
Define
the desired
state
!
2.
Test
configuration
changes
3.
Enforce
the desired state
automatically
4.
Report
on differences &
changes made

17. Define desired state
How it Works
Puppet Fundamentals

18. Simple Code

19. Simple Code

20. Thousands of Modules

21. Node Cycle

22. PuppetDB for Central Data

23. MCollective for Execution

24. Next Gen Puppet Server
Next generation architecture to enable greater scalability,
more resiliency, greater insight and simpler integration

25. Define desired state
How it Works
Advanced Capabilities

26. Razor for Provisioning

27. Hiera for Code/Data Separation

28. r10k for Deployment

29. Open Source Puppet

30. Define
Configuration
Management
Node
Management
Operational
Management
Application
Management

31. Puppet Node Manager
Rule-based classifier for managing a large volume of
frequently-changing systems

32. Puppet Operations Manager
A profiler & metrics service tracks key metrics
associated with Puppet Server health & performance
Puppet Server Reporting using Grafana

33. Insight
Understand the impact of a change in your environment

34. So What?

35. The Impact of High Performing IT
Deploy code 30x more frequently
With 50% fewer failures
Contribute to 50 % higher market
cap growth over three years
Source: 2014 State of Devops Report

36. The Impact of High Performing IT

37. Next Steps

38. Fastest Growing Tech Skills

39. Learn Online
puppetlabs.com/learn

40. In-Person Training &
Certification60% of IT managers are not satisfied
with the speed at which IT responds
to business needs
Learn the right way to manage an
infrastructure.
Practitioner
3-day, advanced-level course
Learn why you should manage your
Puppet infrastructure the right way.
Learn how to design your own
infrastructure and define your own
right way to implement Puppet.
Fundamentals
3-day course
Architect
2-day, advanced-level course
Public and private training options available.

41. Check Out the Docs
docs.puppetlabs.com

42. Make Puppet Better

43. puppetlabs.com/community
Plug In & Get Involved
Learn from others
Ask/Answer questions
•ask.puppetlabs.com
•mailing lists
•IRC
Help fix bugs
Contribute code
Contribute modules

44. Join the Team – We’re Hiring!

45. PuppetConf 2015
October 5-9

46. Make things better, for everyone.

47. We’re just getting started

48. Questions?

49. Thank You!
!
http://puppetlabs.com
http://puppetlabs.com/community
http://puppetlabs.com/puppet/puppet-enterprise/