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Serving Files with Puppet - Part 1 - File Resource Source Attribute

The first in a 3 part series, where Adrian Parreiras Horta, Support Engineer at Puppet, takes us through the different methods of serving files with Puppet, and how this impacts the performance of the Puppet ecosystem. Part 1 discusses the different source attributes of the Puppet File resource.

Serving Files with Puppet - Part 2 - Implications and Performance

The second in a three-part series, where Adrian Parreiras Horta, Support Engineer at Puppet, takes us through the different methods of serving files with Puppet, and how this impacts the performance of the Puppet ecosystem. Part 2 discusses the implications on performance for the methods previously discussed.

Linux Command Cheat Sheet

As we know that many of our users are system administrators, network and software engineers as well as cloud infrastructure leaders who use Linux primarily, we've created a helpful cheat sheet as a reference guide to help you with understanding the most common Linux commands. Feel free to save the sheet below and share it with any team members that you think would appreciate learning some of the most essential commands for Linux.

Database monitoring - Do's and Don'ts

Enterprises evolve and transform into data-driven businesses, which take valuable insights from the data collected to grow and develop their business. This means that massive chunks of data are collected every second and companies search for ways to process it faster, secure and more accurately. The more data is processed, the smarter is the organisation and the greater potential for data-driven decisions is available.

How to Unit Test with Python

Confidence in the quality, robustness, and reliability of a product are among the most valuable qualities sought after by consumers as well as businesses. This confidence is built through the rigorous testing of a product. In software engineering, practices like extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD) champion the belief that automated testing should be used from the start of a project.