• My Real-World Workflow for Deploying Servers & Workstations

    Ever wonder what actually happens behind the scenes when I spin up a new server or workstation? In this video, I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes look at my full deployment workflow — covering how I provision cloud VPS servers, configure them with Ansible, deploy workstations, and manage it all through a consistent configuration management approach.

    Ansible is a key piece of this puzzle, but this video is really about the bigger picture: how all the pieces fit together to make server and workstation deployment fast, repeatable, and low-maintenance.

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  • Deploying Ubuntu Instances with MAAS

    MAAS (Metal as a Service) gives you the ability to provision physical and virtual servers via an easy to use web console. You can use MAAS to deploy Ubuntu with ease, and it even supports PXE boot in order to provide you with a full deployment solution. In this video, you’ll get an overview of MAAS and how to set it up.

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