Systemd definitely has its benefits with starting processes in parallel and handling complex dependencies, but NetworkManager seems to thwart that process a bit. NetworkManager does exactly what it says: it manages the network connection, setting the ip, bringing up the interface, starting dhclient, or any number of other things. It still has the stigma of
Puppet is a great tool for configuration management. Â Chef, slightly younger than Puppet, has matured to be a very good option when choosing a configuration management tool. Â In this particular case, the focus is on Puppet. The Puppet community frowns heavily on using puppet as the tool for global package management. Â At least, that’s the
Monitoring within IT is a necessity. Â Let’s just get that out of the way now. Â IT employees and management need it in order to survive. Â Without it, the word “proactive” never enters in to the vocabulary, and a death spiral ensues as users and customers alike beat on IT for unexpected and unplanned outages. An