PuppetConf 2016

Have you, a Puppet user, ever wondered how Puppet ships software? My goal here is to be fearlessly transparent and share the way we apply practices from the scientific method, and continuous delivery to deliver Puppet and friends on 80+ platform targets. This is a walk-through in DevOps and software delivery workflows. I'll trace the process of building out a new platform within the ecosystem which includes lifecycle selection, toolchain management, test tiering, and work scheduling. I'll take some planned detours into some of our freely available tools, including Vanagon and VMpooler. Weaved throughout the presentation are the roles people and teams play, how each person contributes to getting the bits out on time, and how our processes have evolved over the last five years.