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CFEngine @ USENIX LISA 2011

by the editor - December 13, 2011

The LISA conference, run by the USENIX organization [www.usenix.org], is the largest conference specifically for system administration today. It has been 25 years in the running, and has been a cultural and professional centre for the field of the system administration for most of that time. LISA is a unique haven for practitioners in the field, but it was also the place where modern theory emerged, driven largely by the efforts of a small group of individuals known as the ABC of system administration: Anderson, Burgess, Couch. CFEngine Founder Mark Burgess has been attending LISA since 1997.

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Now in Beta: New CFEngine 3 Policy Wizard

by Steve Curry - December 08, 2011

At Tuesday night's CFEngine Meet-the-Team BoF session at LISA, Joe Netzel, one of CFEngine's talented Systems Engineers, showed off a small app that he has been building in his spare time to help new users become more comfortable developing their own CFEngine policies.

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A Preview of 'Project Constellation': The Network of Stars

by the editor - December 06, 2011

Eystein Måløy Stenberg provides a sneak-peek into “Project Constellation”, new CFEngine Nova technology under development that will expand the universe of configuration management by integrating network, server and mobile management, as well as support both geographic diversity and massive scale.

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New Book: CFEngine 3 Beginner's Guide

by Steve Curry - December 02, 2011

Packt Publishing has just come out with a new title, "The CFEngine 3 Beginner's Guide". In this guest blog, the book's author gives an overview of the subject, his motivations, and its intended audience. The publisher kindly offers readers access to a free e-chapter and a discount for purchasing the book.

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