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Serving Files with Puppet - Part 1 - File Resource Source Attribute

The first in a 3 part series, where Adrian Parreiras Horta, Support Engineer at Puppet, takes us through the different methods of serving files with Puppet, and how this impacts the performance of the Puppet ecosystem. Part 1 discusses the different source attributes of the Puppet File resource.

How certificates work in Puppet

This video gives you a basic introduction to certificates and explains how they’re used to secure Puppet communications. Certificates help to provide secure connections between different parts of your infrastructure as those parts communicate with each other. When you run the agent for the first time, it submits a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) to the primary server. Then the CSR is reviewed by the Puppet administrator and either accepted or denied.

The business of a platform organization: A look into ROI and metrics

A successful platform is normally measured by adoption and usage — important metrics to track to ensure you’re serving your internal customers. From a business perspective, though, you also need to show that your platform delivers a worthy return on the investment your organization makes to build, run, maintain and evolve it.