Like everything at a 'proper' tech startup, resources are limited at tribily. Combine that with the fact that all sysadmins are lazy, and we had a clear need to automate as much as possible. There are many factors involved in properly automating a linux system administration environment, and we have made our toolset more complete over time. I'll write on a bunch of the tools involved in the future, highlighting one every time. I'll start today by one of my personal favorites in the DevOps scene: Puppet