LinuxCon + CloudOpen + ELC-E Europe 2014

Configuration management and orchestration with Saltstack (Anirban Saha) - The true power of any infrastructure is unleashed only when there is complete command and control over the scale, speed, flexibility and operability of all its components. In this tutorial, Anirban Saha will demonstrate how Saltstack can achieve the same objectives, the basic architecture of Saltstack, its advantages over other alternatives and a hands-on walkthrough of Saltstack with the server and client components, which includes configuration of a small application stack, using the key features that Salt offers. Other highlights includes demonstration of additional features such as the built-in remote execution and overview of salt-cloud for cloud provisioning.