CFEngine 3 Manages the Open Nebula Cloud at SARA
by the editor - June 04, 2010
The Netherlands are well known for pushing the boundaries of IT to support
scientific initiatives. The Dutch Supercomputing Centre SARA
(Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum) is one of the top 500
supercomputing sites in the world and has been an ardent CFEngine user
for many years. In keeping with this cutting edge profile, SARA has
been turning to the latest developments in CFEngine to offer cloud
services to Dutch researchers.
CFEngine 3 is easier than you've heard
by the editor - June 04, 2010
Psyching yourself up for an upgrade to CFEngine 3? You've probably
convinced yourself that it is harder than it is. CFEngine allows you
to decide between high and low level approaches. High level often
means simplistic or inefficient, but low level can be overwhelming --
there is a balance to be struck. In this article, we start from the
bottom up and list some of the most basic low level idioms you'll have
used before in CFEngine 2, to show you how they can look in Cfengine
3.
Self-Service Computing with Model Driven Configuration
by the editor - May 30, 2010
More players are beginning the realize the benefits of the kind of model-driven configuration
thinking that CFEngine introduced in the 1990s. Today, this kind of pre-programmed, policy-based
configuration and repair are becoming essential partners for the commoditization of
computing services in the Cloud. CFEngine has been there since before the beginning, and it still doesn't care
where your computer is located.
Is CFEngine "Just an Academic Project"?
by Æleen Frisch - May 23, 2010
It has become common recently to refer to CFEngine on the web as an
"academic" project. Turns out, though, that this phrase turns out to
mean quite different things depending on who's using it, and sometimes
it doesn't really mean anything at all.
U.S. Navy Onboard with CFEngine
by Michelle Lappi - May 07, 2010
The US Defense Department's principal operational processing center
for automated numerical meteorological and oceanographic analyses and
predictions FNMOC chooses CFEngine Nova as the solution for
their Meteorology and Oceanography Center, ensuring reliable weather
reports for the US fleet.