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How to Use Onceover to Test Your Puppet Control Repository

Is there a simple way to quickly test your Puppet code? Yes! The answer is Onceover, and this blog post will show you how to do it.
Ecosystems & Integrations, How to & Use Cases
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3 Examples of Automation in DevOps

DevOps automation can significantly improve efficiency, productivity, and transparency between teams. Here are three examples of DevOps automation in practice.
DevOps, Infrastructure Automation
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How to Use Puppet for Oracle Configuration Management

Define and manage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with your existing Puppet code using the new module from Enterprise Modules.
How to & Use Cases, Ecosystems & Integrations
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How Hiera Hashes Can Help Reduce Code Complexity

Darren Gipson, a DevOps engineer at Willis Towers Watson, shares a cool trick for simplifying Puppet code with Hiera hashes.
How to & Use Cases
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How to Do Automation: 4 Tips

Learn why every company under the sun relies on automation to make business hum. Getting leverage out of technology is essential. Here's how to do automation.
Infrastructure Automation
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Getting Started with Automation: A Beginner's Guide

Getting started with automation? Start small and iterate from there. That and more in Puppet's step-by-step starter guide!
Infrastructure Automation, How to & Use Cases
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Class Containment in Puppet Enterprise

How to & Use Cases, Products & Services
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How to Set Up WinRM Over HTTPS with Puppet

Ever since I started working with Bolt to automate tasks against Linux and Windows servers, I made a mental note that for my Windows servers, I was going to implement WinRM over HTTPS some day. That --no-ssl command line parameter for Bolt was a daily reminder to get it done. Fortunately, it turns out there are a couple of Forge modules available that make setting this up a breeze! So I thought I’d write a post to share this with you all.
How to & Use Cases, Ecosystems & Integrations
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SCCM for Linux EOL: The Best SCCM Linux Alternatives for Endpoint Management

Microsoft announced the deprecation of SCCM for Linux and UNIX. Learn how Puppet can help improve the efficiency for Linux and Windows teams.
Infrastructure Automation, Ecosystems & Integrations
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How to Refactor Legacy Ruby Functions

The modern Puppet function API is safer and more efficient than the original. And it's easier to write and use! Learn how to port your legacy Ruby functions here.
How to & Use Cases
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Day 0 Software Development: Putting it All Together on Day 2

Following good practices in the Day 0, Day 1, and Day 2 software development lifecycle can help you create a consistent environment that is easier to maintain. In this blog, we will deepen your understanding of how to make Day 2 operations succeed, and how high performing teams put Puppet to work on Day 2 to make a stronger, less manual, software development lifecycle.
DevOps
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Install Hyper-V on Windows + Configure with Puppet

Hyper-V can be a really helpful tool for creating VMs on Windows. Here's how to install and configure it with Puppet.
How to & Use Cases, Windows