Presented by Brad Hamilton, Puppet Labs

1. Brad Hamilton
@wbhamilton
brad@puppetlabs.com

2. Polls

3. There’s a lot going on

4. Being a sysadmin is hard
enough

5. More critical than ever

6. Must be faster, more
focused

8. All kinds of cloud

9. Immutable Infrastructure

10. Shadow IT

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

13. 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

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 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

16. Define desired state
How it Works
Puppet Fundamentals

17. Simple Code

18. Simple Code

19. Simple Code

20. Thousand of Modules

21. Thousand of Modules

22. Node Cycle

23. PuppetDB for Central Data

24. MCollective for Execution

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

26. Define desired state
How it Works
Advanced Capabilities

27. Razor for Provisioning

28. Hiera for Code/Data Separation

29. r10k for Deployment

30. Open Source Puppet

31. Define desired state
What’s New
New in Puppet Enterprise

32. What’s New – Highlights
What’s New
• Puppet Apps
• Puppet Node Manager
• RBAC
• Next-Gen Puppet Server
• Puppet Server Reporting
• Puppet Supported Modules
• Puppet Approved Modules
• Updated Installer

33. Define
Configuration
Management
Node
Management
Operational
Management
Application
Management

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

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

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

37. So What?

38. 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

39. Fastest Growing Tech Skills

40. The Impact of High Performing IT

41. Next Steps

42. 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

43. Learn Online
puppetlabs.com/learn

44. Check Out the Docs
docs.puppetlabs.com

45. In-Person Training & Certification
60% 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.

46. Make Puppet Better

47. Join the Team – We’re Hiring!

48. We’re just getting started

49. Questions?

50. Thank You!
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