I'll be giving a new talk called "Teaching DevOps to Ops without Devs" at the NYC SRE Tech Talks meetup, Wednesday, August 17, 2016, from 6pm to 8:30pm, at Squarespace's offices in the West Village (8 Clarkson St, 12th Floor). There are 4 speakers during the event. This is a free event. Seating is limited. Info and registration here.

I'm reposting this survey. The researcher is trying to identify what makes configuration languages difficult to use. If you use Puppet/Chef/CfEngine/Ansible (and more importantly... if you DON'T use any configuration languages) please take this survey. I took it in under 10 minutes.

Tom

I would like to invite you to take a survey on configuration languages. The survey is about 10 minutes long and does not require any specific skills or knowledge, anyone can participate in it.

https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/configlang

The survey is a part of ongoing research at University of Edinburgh School of Informatics on configuration languages. As Paul Anderson has mentioned previously, we are interested in studying the usability of configuration languages and how it relates to the configuration errors.

The survey will be open through the 2nd of August, 2016. It is possible to take survey in parts by choosing to finish it later, but it cannot be completed past the deadline.

Please feel free to forward this survey to others.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact information is linked on the first page of the survey.

Your answers to the survey will be used in aggregate to improve our understanding of how configuration languages are understood and used.

Thank you
Adele Mikoliunaite
Masters student at
University of Edinburgh

Have you seen/read The Martian?

What's so sad about the movie/book is that it is a reminder of what could have been.

Part of the premise is that after the Apollo program, the U.S. continued their plans for landing on Mars. Such plans were dropped for the less ambitious Shuttle program.

Think about it. In most science fiction the science is unbelievable. In The Martian, the science was pretty darn accurate and the unbelievable part is that U.S. politicians had the audacity to continue NASA's funding level.

Episode 11 of LISA Conversations is Russell Pavlicek, who presented Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel at LISA '15.

• Watch the Episode here:

  • LISA Conversations Episode #11 with Russell Pavlicek
  • Co-hosts: Lee Damon and Thomas Limoncelli
  • Guest: Russell Pavlicek
  • Recorded Tuesday, June 28, 2016

• In this episode we discuss his talk:

  • Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel
  • Recorded at LISA '15
  • Talk Description

You won't want to miss this!

Today (Tuesday, June 28, 2016) we'll be recording episode #11 of LISA Conversations. Join the Google Hangout and submit questions live via this link.

Our guest will be Russell Pavlicek. We'll be discussing his talk Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel from LISA '15.

• The video we'll be discussing:

  • Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel
  • Russell Pavlicek
  • Recorded at LISA '15
  • Talk Description

• Watch us record the episode live!

  • Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. PT
  • LISA Conversations Episode #11
  • Co-hosts: Lee Damon and Thomas Limoncelli
  • Guest: Russell Pavlicek
  • Join us live! link

The recorded episode will be available shortly afterwards on YouTube.

You won't want to miss this!

This weekend is a good time to watch the video we'll be discussing on the next episode of LISA conversations: Russell Pavlicek's talk from LISA '15 titled Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel.

• Homework: Watch his talk ahead of time.
  • Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel
  • Recorded at LISA '15
  • Talk Description

Then you'll be prepared when we record the episode on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. PT. Register (optional) and watch via this link. Watching live makes it possible to participate in the Q&A.

The recorded episode will be available shortly afterwards on YouTube.

You won't want to miss this!

Don't miss Velocity NYC, Sept 20-22. There are a lot of great talks scheduled... including one that I'll be giving!

You can save 20% off registration! Please use this link and then use code AFF20.

I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at Velocity NYC and (for the first time) at PuppetConf!

• Velocity NYC, Sept 20-22, 2016, "Teaching DevOps to Ops without Devs (and so can you!)", Please use this link for information or to register.
• PuppetConf, October 19-21, 2016 in San Diego, "Doing DevOps Where You Wouldn't Have Expected", Save 35% if you use this link!

I look forward to seeing you there!

Our next guest will be Russell Pavlicek. We'll be discussing his talk from LISA '15 titled Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel.

Watch live! We'll be recording the episode on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. PT. Particpate in the live Q&A by submitting your questions during the broadcast. Pre-registration is recommended but not required. Register and/or watch via this link.

• Homework: Watch his talk ahead of time.

  • Unleashing the Power of the Unikernel
  • Recorded at LISA '15
  • Talk Description

• Watch us record the podcast live!

  • LISA Conversations Episode #11
  • Co-hosts: Lee Damon and Thomas Limoncelli
  • Guest: Russell Pavlicek
  • Will be recorded: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. PT
  • RSVP: link.

The recorded episode will be available shortly afterwards on YouTube.

You won't want to miss this!

Two meetings this month. Both at different times and locations. Be sure to show up at the right time and place!

• Mon, June 6, 2016, 7PM (new date!)
• Topic: Foreman latest updates: Puppet 4, remote execution and discovery
• Speakers: Daniel Lobato García and Ivan Necas
• http://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/events/231609565/

and

• Wed, June 15, 2016, 6:30PM
• Topic: Unikernels - What Are They Good For?
• Speaker: Amir Chaudhry
• http://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/events/231555330/