IT Automation

In Part 1 of this two-part blog series, I covered the basics of Puppet facts. I defined and provided examples of various types of facts in Puppet, including core, custom, and external [...]

In this two-part blog series, I am ultimately going to address using Puppet trusted facts: what they are, how to use them, and most importantly, how to use them as an added security measure. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – February 14th, 2019 – Kinney Group today announced it has been named the recipient of Puppet’s Channel Partner of the Year award for Puppet Government Partner [...]

Improving your cybersecurity posture is a journey. Don’t be frozen by where to start. Transcend the traditional security monitor and utilize real-time, all-time analytics for security. To [...]

You Think Your Patching Strategy Is Good Enough? If your organization is breached because you have a missing patch, it is not only embarrassing, it can get you fired. We see it all the time in [...]

Consider for a moment this data spanning 7 years, showing that there are constants in cybersecurity trends. A 2008 report demonstrated that 62% of all data breaches were caused by a significant [...]

Our wise robot, Techie, is here to alert you to valuable information: a secure private cloud solution accredited for operation on Army networks is available today from Kinney Group, Inc. Kinney [...]

Agile is a lot of things. In a nutshell, it is an alternative paradigm to software development. It supports and encourages the philosophy of valuing individuals and interactions, working [...]

Automation and configuration management tools are wonderful creatures. They come in many varieties including BMC BladeLogic, Puppet, Salt, Chef, Ansible, Urban Code, etc. Implemented correctly, [...]

Ah, the engineer. The engineer is an elusive and majestic creature capable of amazing feats of creativity, ingenuity, and skill with the tap of a keyboard. Watching an engineer operate in their [...]