David Sandilands | Puppet by Perforce

David Sandilands

Principal Solutions Architect

David Sandilands is a Principal Solutions Architect with Puppet by Perforce, where he focuses on product management for Puppet's developer ecosystem and integrations. He is an author of Puppet's State of DevOps Report, sole author of Puppet 8 for DevOps Engineers, and a multiple award-winning innovator in the field of DevOps management and infrastructure engineering.

Latest Content from David Sandilands

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March 19, 2024

The State of DevOps Report 2024: The Evolution of Platform Engineering is Live – Get Your Copy Now

DevOps

Platform Engineering

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July 19, 2023

Get Started with Puppet: A Tutorial for First-Timers

How to & Use Cases

Products & Services

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April 2, 2023

Scaling DevOps: 6 Tips for Starting Out + 4 Pitfalls to Avoid

DevOps

What is Configuration Management?

March 7, 2023

What is Configuration Management? Understanding the Configuration Management Process with Examples, Tools & Use Cases

Glossary

Configuration Management

DevOps-best-practices

February 22, 2023

DevOps Best Practices – How to Get Started When Nothing Works

DevOps

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February 21, 2023

Platform Engineering vs. DevOps: Yes, There's a Difference – Here's Why It Matters

Platform Engineering

Glossary

Why Platform Engineering Teams Are the Key to Unlocking DevOps

January 30, 2023

Platform Engineering Team Structure: DevOps Skills + New Roles to Hire for Your Platform Engineering Team

Platform Engineering

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January 16, 2023

What is Platform Engineering? Platform Engineering Definition with Examples + Starting Points

Platform Engineering

Glossary

January 12, 2022

Managing GitHub Protocol Changes' Impact on Your Puppet Code Deployments

Ecosystems & Integrations

How to & Use Cases

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