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The Secret to Enterprise Observability: Agent-Based Automation & Configuration Management

Observability provides crucial insights to an IT system & its components. Agent-based automation makes sure observability tools don't run into scaling problems.
Configuration Management, Infrastructure Automation
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Why You Need Continuous Compliance and Risk Management

Keep hackers at bay and pass your next audit without hassle — here’s why you need continuous compliance and risk management.
Ecosystems & Integrations, DevOps
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AWS OpsWorks Deprecation: How to Keep Managing Servers After AWS OpsWorks EOL

The AWS OpsWorks Puppet Enterprise integration was a fully managed service to help you accelerate your migration to the cloud. AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise end-of-life (EOL) was March 31, 2024. Find out what to do next and discover options for your Puppet-managed infrastructure.
Products & Services, Ecosystems & Integrations
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Software Change Impact Analysis: 3 Benefits of Knowing What Your Code Will Do Before You Merge

Conducting impact analysis for your infrastructure code can help you make better decisions, avoid unexpected effects, and take on the right level of risk with each code deployment.
Infrastructure Automation, How to & Use Cases
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CIS Benchmarks Explained: Levels & Steps for Quick CIS Benchmark Compliance

CIS Benchmarks are important for security and compliance. In this blog, you'll get an overview, plus learn how to enforce CIS Benchmarks with Puppet.
Security & Compliance, How to & Use Cases
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Platform Engineering Best Practices: Data Security and Privacy

Learn about the intersection of security and productivity with Platform Engineering best practices, all while strengthening your data security and privacy efforts.
Security & Compliance, Platform Engineering
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DISA STIGs: Who Needs Them & How to Enforce DISA STIG Compliance

DISA STIGs outline system security recommendations for DoD contractors, and they're a heavy lift for any DevSecOps team. In this blog, learn how Puppet Enterprise and Security Compliance Enforcement premium features can help you cut down on the time it takes to configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance.
Security & Compliance, Government
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Strengthen Your Security in the Cloud: Privacy and Data Security

Are you staying on top of security in the cloud? Explore tactics and tips for privacy and data security, common challenges, and so much more.
Cloud, Security & Compliance
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4 Key Reasons to Switch from SaltStack to Puppet

SaltStack’s push-based automation model can be great for quick changes, but Puppet’s pull-based agent automation lets you continuously enforce desired state across Linux and Windows. In this competitive comparison blog, find out why organizations choose to switch from SaltStack to Puppet for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
Infrastructure Automation, Configuration Management
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Don’t Redo the Work: How to Migrate OS the Easy Way

Migrate your OS the easy way! This guide shares a hassle-free method to move your data without starting from scratch.
How to & Use Cases
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Patch Management Software: Your Guide to Picking a Patch Manager (with Examples)

Patch management software helps keep IT up-to-date and secure – but not all patch managers are created equal. In this blog on patch management tools and how they’re used for security and compliance, find tips and examples to help you choose the right patch management software.
Security & Compliance, How to & Use Cases
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Platform Engineering Metrics & KPIs to Measure Whether or Not Your Platform is Working

Platform engineering metrics can answer the question: how effective is my platform? We’ll show you how to measure KPIs for success.
Platform Engineering, How to & Use Cases