Puppet users - Jul 2009 - Puppet Updates: Puppet Camp and random bits

Puppeteers,

*PuppetCamp is set for Oct 1-2 at SFSU.*

This is a highlight of what we have planned for sure so far...

   - Q&A workshop with Luke (w/ me and Teyo singing back up)
   - James Turnbull discussing Puppet development workflow and git
   - Paul Nasrat talking about Facter development
   - A hackfest (with at least some focus on making a run at windows
   support)

The program is coming together, but there is still an opportunity to present
your work and ideas. Just send me a short description of a case study, demo,
presentation and I''ll shuffle it into the mix. We are also planning a
few
blocks for open discussions. Nothing is set in stone at this point and you
all have the opportunity to make this an event you want to attend.

The program should be accessible and beneficial to people of all levels of
experience and backgrounds. This is a chance to come together to swap notes
and techniques with Luke and some of the most knowledgeable people in the
community.

We''re still looking at sponsorships and pricing options for the
catering,
and haven''t set a price, but my goal is to make the camp affordable. (a
marginal cost compared to travel and lodging for anyone coming from out of
town.)

This is the recommended lodging link from the facility:
http://www.sfsu.edu/~meetings/lodging.htm

(I think James mentioned he is staying at the Serrano.)

*Puppet Training*
Teyo has training coming up in New York on the 27th of July and then August
31st in Salt Lake City.

These are 3 day trainings perfect for intermediate to beginners.

For more information and registration:
http://reductivelabs.com/training/

*0.25*
The release candidate is being tested pretty well. There is a last group of
tickets to close before this is the stable release, light at the end of the
tunnel.

*More Random Bits*
In a 6 week stretch we had Teyo in Belgium, London, New York and Portland,
we did 4 talks at 4 conferences between us, closed a round of funding, and
Luke moved across the country.

The whole thing has been a bit of a blur, but there are some exciting things
in the works...

We''ll keep you apprised.
Reductive Labs

P.S. Let me know if you would be interested in writing an article or case
study for a newsletter. (or something for Puppet Camp, of course)

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Hi Andrew,

I''m really interested in joining, and if possible I would like to
discuss/present the following topics:
* How Puppet helped us to standardize, communicate and work together with
many admins in many locations ( we have at least 15 different data centers,
with thousands of servers)
* Show/promote our in House web application that manages the lifecycle of
puppet manged machines (we are now working on an "open source" version
based
on our existing system).

Thanks,
Ohad






On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Andrew Shafer
<andrew@reductivelabs.com>wrote:
>
> Puppeteers,
>
> *PuppetCamp is set for Oct 1-2 at SFSU.*
>
> This is a highlight of what we have planned for sure so far...
>
>    - Q&A workshop with Luke (w/ me and Teyo singing back up)
>    - James Turnbull discussing Puppet development workflow and git
>    - Paul Nasrat talking about Facter development
>    - A hackfest (with at least some focus on making a run at windows
>    support)
>
> The program is coming together, but there is still an opportunity to
> present your work and ideas. Just send me a short description of a case
> study, demo, presentation and I''ll shuffle it into the mix. We are
also
> planning a few blocks for open discussions. Nothing is set in stone at this
> point and you all have the opportunity to make this an event you want to
> attend.
>
> The program should be accessible and beneficial to people of all levels of
> experience and backgrounds. This is a chance to come together to swap notes
> and techniques with Luke and some of the most knowledgeable people in the
> community.
>
> We''re still looking at sponsorships and pricing options for the
catering,
> and haven''t set a price, but my goal is to make the camp
affordable. (a
> marginal cost compared to travel and lodging for anyone coming from out of
> town.)
>
> This is the recommended lodging link from the facility:
>
http://www.sfsu.edu/~meetings/lodging.htm<http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Emeetings/lodging.htm>
>
> (I think James mentioned he is staying at the Serrano.)
>
> *Puppet Training*
> Teyo has training coming up in New York on the 27th of July and then August
> 31st in Salt Lake City.
>
> These are 3 day trainings perfect for intermediate to beginners.
>
> For more information and registration:
> http://reductivelabs.com/training/
>
> *0.25*
> The release candidate is being tested pretty well. There is a last group of
> tickets to close before this is the stable release, light at the end of the
> tunnel.
>
> *More Random Bits*
> In a 6 week stretch we had Teyo in Belgium, London, New York and Portland,
> we did 4 talks at 4 conferences between us, closed a round of funding, and
> Luke moved across the country.
>
> The whole thing has been a bit of a blur, but there are some exciting
> things in the works...
>
> We''ll keep you apprised.
> Reductive Labs
>
> P.S. Let me know if you would be interested in writing an article or case
> study for a newsletter. (or something for Puppet Camp, of course)
>
>
> >
>
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how do we sign-up or register for the camp? or are further details 
coming. :)

Andrew Shafer wrote:
> 
> Puppeteers,
> 
> *PuppetCamp is set for Oct 1-2 at SFSU.*
> 
> This is a highlight of what we have planned for sure so far...
> 
>     * Q&A workshop with Luke (w/ me and Teyo singing back up)
>     * James Turnbull discussing Puppet development workflow and git
>     * Paul Nasrat talking about Facter development
>     * A hackfest (with at least some focus on making a run at windows
>       support)
> 
> The program is coming together, but there is still an opportunity to 
> present your work and ideas. Just send me a short description of a case 
> study, demo, presentation and I''ll shuffle it into the mix. We are
also
> planning a few blocks for open discussions. Nothing is set in stone at 
> this point and you all have the opportunity to make this an event you 
> want to attend.
> 
> The program should be accessible and beneficial to people of all levels 
> of experience and backgrounds. This is a chance to come together to swap 
> notes and techniques with Luke and some of the most knowledgeable people 
> in the community.
> 
> We''re still looking at sponsorships and pricing options for the 
> catering, and haven''t set a price, but my goal is to make the camp
> affordable. (a marginal cost compared to travel and lodging for anyone 
> coming from out of town.)
> 
> This is the recommended lodging link from the facility:
> http://www.sfsu.edu/~meetings/lodging.htm
> 
> (I think James mentioned he is staying at the Serrano.)
> 
> *Puppet Training*
> Teyo has training coming up in New York on the 27th of July and then 
> August 31st in Salt Lake City.
> 
> These are 3 day trainings perfect for intermediate to beginners.
> 
> For more information and registration:
> http://reductivelabs.com/training/
> 
> *0.25*
> The release candidate is being tested pretty well. There is a last group 
> of tickets to close before this is the stable release, light at the end 
> of the tunnel.
> 
> *More Random Bits*
> In a 6 week stretch we had Teyo in Belgium, London, New York and 
> Portland, we did 4 talks at 4 conferences between us, closed a round of 
> funding, and Luke moved across the country.
> 
> The whole thing has been a bit of a blur, but there are some exciting 
> things in the works...
> 
> We''ll keep you apprised.
> Reductive Labs
> 
> P.S. Let me know if you would be interested in writing an article or 
> case study for a newsletter. (or something for Puppet Camp, of course)
> 
> 
> > 
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Ohad,

I''m really interested in joining, and if possible I would like
to
> discuss/present the following topics:
> * How Puppet helped us to standardize, communicate and work together with
> many admins in many locations ( we have at least 15 different data centers,
> with thousands of servers)

That would be a great topic. I''m convinced process and social
engineering
are the biggest thing people need to do to leverage tools, love to hear a
before and after story.

> * Show/promote our in House web application that manages the lifecycle of
> puppet manged machines (we are now working on an "open source"
version based
> on our existing system).
>
Demos are always nice.

You should be able to do both.

We look forward to seeing you.

Andrew

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Fernando,

There isn''t an open registration yet.

If you need any material to help get buy-in, I''m trying to put some
stuff
together. (but I''d love to have more people step up and say ''I
would love to
see X'')

There should be something more formal for registration around the first week
of August. (gives us about 2 months)

Thanks,
Andrew




On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Fernando Padilla
<fern@alum.mit.edu>wrote:
>
> how do we sign-up or register for the camp? or are further details
> coming. :)
>
> Andrew Shafer wrote:
> >
> > Puppeteers,
> >
> > *PuppetCamp is set for Oct 1-2 at SFSU.*
> >
> > This is a highlight of what we have planned for sure so far...
> >
> >     * Q&A workshop with Luke (w/ me and Teyo singing back up)
> >     * James Turnbull discussing Puppet development workflow and git
> >     * Paul Nasrat talking about Facter development
> >     * A hackfest (with at least some focus on making a run at windows
> >       support)
> >
> > The program is coming together, but there is still an opportunity to
> > present your work and ideas. Just send me a short description of a
case
> > study, demo, presentation and I''ll shuffle it into the mix.
We are also
> > planning a few blocks for open discussions. Nothing is set in stone at
> > this point and you all have the opportunity to make this an event you
> > want to attend.
> >
> > The program should be accessible and beneficial to people of all
levels
> > of experience and backgrounds. This is a chance to come together to
swap
> > notes and techniques with Luke and some of the most knowledgeable
people
> > in the community.
> >
> > We''re still looking at sponsorships and pricing options for
the
> > catering, and haven''t set a price, but my goal is to make the
camp
> > affordable. (a marginal cost compared to travel and lodging for anyone
> > coming from out of town.)
> >
> > This is the recommended lodging link from the facility:
> >
http://www.sfsu.edu/~meetings/lodging.htm<http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Emeetings/lodging.htm>
> >
> > (I think James mentioned he is staying at the Serrano.)
> >
> > *Puppet Training*
> > Teyo has training coming up in New York on the 27th of July and then
> > August 31st in Salt Lake City.
> >
> > These are 3 day trainings perfect for intermediate to beginners.
> >
> > For more information and registration:
> > http://reductivelabs.com/training/
> >
> > *0.25*
> > The release candidate is being tested pretty well. There is a last
group
> > of tickets to close before this is the stable release, light at the
end
> > of the tunnel.
> >
> > *More Random Bits*
> > In a 6 week stretch we had Teyo in Belgium, London, New York and
> > Portland, we did 4 talks at 4 conferences between us, closed a round
of
> > funding, and Luke moved across the country.
> >
> > The whole thing has been a bit of a blur, but there are some exciting
> > things in the works...
> >
> > We''ll keep you apprised.
> > Reductive Labs
> >
> > P.S. Let me know if you would be interested in writing an article or
> > case study for a newsletter. (or something for Puppet Camp, of course)
> >
> >
> > >
>
> >
>
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> (but I''d love to have more people step up and say ''I
would love to see X'')
I would love to see "Stupid Puppet Tricks".  There must be tons of
non-obvious ways of getting puppet to manage tricky or difficult
resources...

-Ben

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Well, I live in the city, so not a big thing to be a part of it.

At the moment I''m just a Puppet newbie, but my desire is Ec2 setups, 
best practices, etc.  But overall, I hope Puppet will just be a thing we 
focus on hard, but then hopefully it''ll be mostly invisible.. :)

At the moment I''m setting up scripts for me to help me bring online a 
puppet master and puppet clients in Ec2, I could definitely share those 
after I''m done.. they might even be worth a quick presentation.. who 
knows. :)



Andrew Shafer wrote:
> 
> Fernando,
> 
> There isn''t an open registration yet.
> 
> If you need any material to help get buy-in, I''m trying to put
some
> stuff together. (but I''d love to have more people step up and say
''I
> would love to see X'')
> 
> There should be something more formal for registration around the first 
> week of August. (gives us about 2 months)
> 
> Thanks,
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Fernando Padilla <fern@alum.mit.edu 
> <mailto:fern@alum.mit.edu>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     how do we sign-up or register for the camp? or are further details
>     coming. :)
> 
>     Andrew Shafer wrote:
>      >
>      > Puppeteers,
>      >
>      > *PuppetCamp is set for Oct 1-2 at SFSU.*
>      >
>      > This is a highlight of what we have planned for sure so far...
>      >
>      >     * Q&A workshop with Luke (w/ me and Teyo singing back up)
>      >     * James Turnbull discussing Puppet development workflow and
git
>      >     * Paul Nasrat talking about Facter development
>      >     * A hackfest (with at least some focus on making a run at
windows
>      >       support)
>      >
>      > The program is coming together, but there is still an opportunity
to
>      > present your work and ideas. Just send me a short description of
>     a case
>      > study, demo, presentation and I''ll shuffle it into the
mix. We
>     are also
>      > planning a few blocks for open discussions. Nothing is set in
>     stone at
>      > this point and you all have the opportunity to make this an event
you
>      > want to attend.
>      >
>      > The program should be accessible and beneficial to people of all
>     levels
>      > of experience and backgrounds. This is a chance to come together
>     to swap
>      > notes and techniques with Luke and some of the most knowledgeable
>     people
>      > in the community.
>      >
>      > We''re still looking at sponsorships and pricing options
for the
>      > catering, and haven''t set a price, but my goal is to
make the camp
>      > affordable. (a marginal cost compared to travel and lodging for
>     anyone
>      > coming from out of town.)
>      >
>      > This is the recommended lodging link from the facility:
>      > http://www.sfsu.edu/~meetings/lodging.htm
>     <http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Emeetings/lodging.htm>
>      >
>      > (I think James mentioned he is staying at the Serrano.)
>      >
>      > *Puppet Training*
>      > Teyo has training coming up in New York on the 27th of July and
then
>      > August 31st in Salt Lake City.
>      >
>      > These are 3 day trainings perfect for intermediate to beginners.
>      >
>      > For more information and registration:
>      > http://reductivelabs.com/training/
>      >
>      > *0.25*
>      > The release candidate is being tested pretty well. There is a
>     last group
>      > of tickets to close before this is the stable release, light at
>     the end
>      > of the tunnel.
>      >
>      > *More Random Bits*
>      > In a 6 week stretch we had Teyo in Belgium, London, New York and
>      > Portland, we did 4 talks at 4 conferences between us, closed a
>     round of
>      > funding, and Luke moved across the country.
>      >
>      > The whole thing has been a bit of a blur, but there are some
exciting
>      > things in the works...
>      >
>      > We''ll keep you apprised.
>      > Reductive Labs
>      >
>      > P.S. Let me know if you would be interested in writing an article
or
>      > case study for a newsletter. (or something for Puppet Camp, of
>     course)
>      >
>      >
>      > >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
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