Comments on: The Configuration Management Revolution http://blog.loftninjas.org/2009/06/20/the-configuration-management-revolution/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:13:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Configuration Management vs Meatcloud: 5 reasons CM wins at btm.geek http://blog.loftninjas.org/2009/06/20/the-configuration-management-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 Configuration Management vs Meatcloud: 5 reasons CM wins at btm.geek Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:21:50 +0000 http://blog.loftninjas.org/?p=338#comment-2803 [...] previously said that Configuration Management is the act of programatically configuring your systems. Cloud [...] [...] previously said that Configuration Management is the act of programatically configuring your systems. Cloud [...]

]]> By: Opscode Cookbooks community announced at btm.geek http://blog.loftninjas.org/2009/06/20/the-configuration-management-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 Opscode Cookbooks community announced at btm.geek Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:37:34 +0000 http://blog.loftninjas.org/?p=338#comment-2134 [...] no secret that I think configuration management is epic. I spent yesterday hopping around the office in excitement due to Opscode’s alpha [...] [...] no secret that I think configuration management is epic. I spent yesterday hopping around the office in excitement due to Opscode’s alpha [...]

]]> By: Infrastructure as a code sample at btm.geek http://blog.loftninjas.org/2009/06/20/the-configuration-management-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Infrastructure as a code sample at btm.geek Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:27:02 +0000 http://blog.loftninjas.org/?p=338#comment-1841 [...] About « The Configuration Management Revolution [...] [...] About « The Configuration Management Revolution [...]

]]> By: btm http://blog.loftninjas.org/2009/06/20/the-configuration-management-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1840 btm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:23:43 +0000 http://blog.loftninjas.org/?p=338#comment-1840 I was, usually lurking round the CM developers listening to their thoughts. I haven't looked at automateit before. The best tool for you of course depends on what you're trying to accomplish and your personality. Whatever CM tool you choose, it needs to be a piece of the puzzle not a solution unto itself. Otherwise you're really just dealing with a fancy way to automate commands. I use Chef for a number of reasons, but I think the most important one is that part of the design philosophy is that Chef should be open and friendly towards other software, because it is only one part of what you're really trying to accomplish. I was, usually lurking round the CM developers listening to their thoughts. I haven’t looked at automateit before. The best tool for you of course depends on what you’re trying to accomplish and your personality. Whatever CM tool you choose, it needs to be a piece of the puzzle not a solution unto itself. Otherwise you’re really just dealing with a fancy way to automate commands. I use Chef for a number of reasons, but I think the most important one is that part of the design philosophy is that Chef should be open and friendly towards other software, because it is only one part of what you’re really trying to accomplish.

]]> By: pdxpatzer http://blog.loftninjas.org/2009/06/20/the-configuration-management-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 pdxpatzer Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:11:06 +0000 http://blog.loftninjas.org/?p=338#comment-1839 Were you at OSB09 ? Shame, I would have loved to chat with you ... Re: configuration management. I have been sitting on the fence trying to figure out where to invest my few and precious brain cycles. At the end of the day I still have not chosen a tool but am thinking to explore both automateit and chef. Pdxpatzer Were you at OSB09 ? Shame, I would have loved to chat with you … Re: configuration management. I have been sitting on the fence trying to figure out where to invest my few and precious brain cycles. At the end of the day I still have not chosen a tool but am thinking to explore both automateit and chef.

Pdxpatzer

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