The Platform Engineering Pitfall You Aren’t Looking For (Yet)
In the past few years, developer experience has become one of the biggest concerns at the C-level. Gartner found it’s the top value factor for adopting IDPs, performance engineering, CI/CD, and more c...
3 Aug 202336min
“Write a Book About Puppet 8,” They Said. “It’ll Be Fun,” They Said.
The opportunity to write a Puppet 8 book landed in David Sandilands’s lap when he had just started at Puppet and with a child on the way. About a year and a half later in mid-2023, “Puppet 8 for DevOp...
28 Jul 202327min
It's Always Audit Time: Compliance is Coming for Your Department (Yes, Yours)
So your organization failed a compliance audit and got slapped with fines and penalties. Bummer! You pay the fine, spend a few days fixing your configurations, run a scan, and get ready to do it again...
17 Jul 202329min
What It’s Actually Like to Build a Puppet Module
Modules are the basic building blocks of Puppet. They're made to solve common challenges, extend functionality, and optimize your use of Puppet. They're also reusable and shareable – you can find thou...
6 Jun 202321min
“How Long is a Piece of String?”: All the Ways New Puppet Training Simplifies Complexity
Supposedly, Albert Einstein once said, “If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, then you don't understand it yourself.” That might be a bit harsh, but it holds true for teaching just about anything...
19 Apr 202342min
Diving Into the 2023 State of Open Source Report with Javier Perez
“It doesn't matter how small the contribution is – I think everyone benefits from the different environment, the different culture, of open source communities.” From ‘free software’ to the Mars Rover,...
4 Apr 202343min
The Future of Platform Engineering
In this episode, join special guests Nigel Kersten, KasparvonGrünberg, Fatih Degirmenci, and Ronan Keenan as they discuss the recent surge in popularity of platform engineering and how these teams are...
18 Jan 202337min
Creating Community with an Employee Resource Group (ERG)
Creating and maintaining community is hard, especially when you don't bump into each other in the hallways on the regular. And community is vital, especially when it advocates for you and helps create...
29 Jun 202240min
