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Upcoming Events

CFEngine 3 Training - Rome, Italy

June 19

CFEngine Fundamentals & Industrialization (2 or 3 day classes)

A non-technical intro will provide attendees with an understanding of the aims, advantages and constraints of configuration management in modern IT environments, CFEngine's role in this field, and will provide key points for planning and driving successful adoption. If you choose to add the third day, the class moves on from elementary examples to real-world requirements, including complex parameters, reporting, interaction with other tools and planning changes.

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Free Webinar - Introducing CFEngine Enterprise, version 3.5

June 19

In June 2013 CFEngine releases version 3.5 of its product line. With many improvements in CFEngine core, improved scalability for the Policy Server, support for federated IT infrastructures, global multi-site reporting, integration with Design Center and support for setting up self-service portals, this is a major release. Product manager Eystein Stenberg discusses the new release and gives demos of the new features.

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CFEngine 3 Training - Palo Alto, CA

June 25

Designed for System Administrators and Architects, this class will present an in-depth overview of how to use CFEngine 3 to automate and manage large-scale IT infrastructure.

Through a combination of theory, practical examples, and hands-on tutorial, our experienced trainer will demonstrate how CFEngine 3 can be used for a wide range of common SysAdmin tasks.

To make the most of the session, the day's topics will be customized to the attendees' interests.

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In the Media

CFEngine 3 Nova: Configuration Management At Warp Speed?

CFEngine on Dr. Dobb's
Dr. Dobb's Blog, March 2012

With roots in Europe and a new office in Silicon Valley, CFEngine's commercial configuration management software "CFEngine 3 Nova" has been going through a rigorous refinement process since its first launch six months ago. The product is designed for system administrators looking to manage developers' applications across servers, desktops, and other heterogeneous computing devices with what the company calls "autonomous agent" technology...
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Interview with CFEngine Founder & CTO Mark Burgess

CFEngine on O'Reilly Radar
USENIX Blog, January 2012

In 1993, Mark Burgess wrote the first version of the open source IT automation software CFEngine, and in 2008 he released CFEngine 3 and founded CFEngine AS, an Oslo-based software and services company...
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CFEngine takes agile configuration and automation to sysadmins, enterprise

CFEngine on O'Reilly Radar
451 Group Research, November 2011

Newer server configuration and automation frameworks may be getting more attention, but CFEngine is unique in its datacenter history and maturity...
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What's New in CFEngine 3: Making System Administration Even More Powerful

CFEngine on O'Reilly Radar
O'Reilly Radar, October 2011

CFEngine is both the oldest and the newest of the popular tools for automating site administration. Mark Burgess invented it as a free software project in 1993, and years later...
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Norwegian startup CFEngine moves HQ to Palo Alto

CFEngine on Silicon Valley BizBlog
Silicon Valley BizBlog, October 2011

Norwegian firm CFEngine is setting up shop in Palo Alto. The three-year-old software company unveiled a new U.S. headquarters at 251 High St. this week...
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An Open Source Approach to IT Automation

CTO Edge
CTO Edge, October 2011

An open source tool for automating the management of IT systems that is fairly well known in Europe is now coming to the U.S...
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