Coming Soon: Networking Features in Ansible 2.5

Ansible 2.5 Networking Features

The upcoming Ansible 2.5 open source project release has some really exciting improvements, and the following blog highlights just a few of the notable additions. In typical Ansible fashion, development of networking enhancements is done in the open with the help of the community. You can follow along by watching the networking GitHub project board, as well as the roadmap for Ansible 2.5 via the networking wiki page.

A few highlighted features include:

New Connection Types: network_cli and NETCONF

Ansible Fact Improvements

Improved Logging

Continued Enablement for Declarative Intent

Persistent SSH Connection Improvements

Additional Platforms and Modules

Let's dive into each of these topics and elaborate on what they mean for your Ansible Playbooks!

New Connection Types: network_cli and NETCONF

Prior to Ansible 2.5, using networking modules required the connection type to be set to local. A playbook executed the python module locally, and then connected to a networking platform to perform tasks. This was sufficient, but different than how most non-networking Ansible modules functioned. In general, most Ansible modules are executed on the remote host, compared to being executed locally on the Ansible control node. Although many networking platforms can execute Python code, the vast Continue reading

The global Internet requires a global, collaborative approach to Internet Governance

Now more then ever, the Internet Society believes in the need to preserve the values of openness, inclusiveness and transparency that have always been at the heart of the Internet. A coherent global governance model for the global Internet that includes everyone is key to achieving this vision. But how can we get more governments to embrace the kind of collaborative governance that has shaped the Internet we know and use today? How can we improve and expand the model so that it becomes more widely adopted around the world? How can YOU help that to happen?

Today we are pleased to announce the launch of our Collaborative Governance Project. This brand new initiative aims to help stakeholders of all communities to understand the ways in which they can turn collaborative thinking into tangible and implementable policies and practices.

Under the leadership of Larry Strickling, the project will initially concentrate on building support for collaborative governance approaches globally. We will actively engage stakeholders in the development and evolution of the project.

As a first step in that process, we are holding two open calls for the community on March 1, 2018, to tell you about the project, get your input Continue reading

Integrating CI/CD with Docker Enterprise Edition – Demo Webinar Recap

CI/CD with Docker EE

Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) methodologies are key traits of a modern software development practice. Docker Enterprise Edition (Docker EE) can be a catalyst for this DevOps mindset, integrating with your preferred tools and existing practices to improve the quality and speed at which innovation is delivered.

In our recent webinar, Integrating CI/CD with Docker Enterprise Edition, we walked through an example where a developer is using GitLab as the CI tool of choice. If you missed the webinar, you can watch the demo here:

Here are some of the top questions from the webinar:

Q: Can you explain the process for deploying the application to production shown in the demo?

A: This example leveraged a capability called image promotions to automatically push an approved image to the “prod” repository. The policy was defined to look for images in the “dev” repository with a specific label. If that image has less than the preset number of vulnerabilities from a security scan, it is automatically moved to the “prod” repository and a new label of “latest” is attached. With the “latest” image updated, a service refresh replaces the old production website container with the new version and the Continue reading

Intel Sharpens The Edge With Skylake Xeon D

Compute is being embedded in everything, and there is another wave of distributed computing pushing out from the datacenter into all kinds of network, storage, and other kinds of devices that collect and process data in their own right as well as passing it back up to the glass house for final processing and permanent storage.

The computing requirements at the edge are different from the core compute in the datacenter, and it is very convenient indeed that they align nicely with some of the more modest processing needs of network devices, storage clusters, and more modest jobs in the …

Intel Sharpens The Edge With Skylake Xeon D was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

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