Puppet Enterprise

Puppet's State of DevOps Report gave DevOps the momentum it needed in 2013.

In times of virtualization, cloud computing, DevOps, and new applications that can be deployed within existing IT environments at short notice, a traditional approach usually leads to high costs, long deployment times, and configuration management of all relevant system components that is almost impossible to control.

The Puppet configuration solution from Puppet Labs Inc. simplifies IT configuration management by using a declarative language and abstracting the management of individual IT system components. Puppet makes it possible to break down a complex IT landscape into individual building blocks (Puppet resources) and describe the desired system configuration of these building blocks in a language that is easy to learn and readable for everyone. In contrast to an imperative approach, such as scripts or workflow tools, an IT administrator in Puppet no longer has to worry about the individual steps required to bring the individual system components into the desired system state. By default, Puppet checks this system state every 30 minutes and returns the system to the desired system state if it has changed in the meantime. In this way, Puppet ensures that the compliance requirements of an IT environment are met and reduces the need for audits and the associated effort.

This abstract and declarative approach makes it possible to version all individual components of an IT landscape (cloud environments, virtual machines, operating systems, middleware, network components, and storage components) as infrastructure as code in code management software (e.g., SVN, Git) and automate them for reuse.

Puppet has attractive products, especially for enterprise customers, and scores points over its competitors with targeted functionalities.

SVA and Puppet already have a long-standing partnership. In addition, there are many joint projects and good, sustainable cooperation in the interests of the customer.