The three legs of modern configuration management (...or maybe it's four)

It's more and more evident that today's Configuration Management tool don't fulfill our needs any more, the need for a new generation of tools has never been so strong. But what should the new generation look like? What should they manage? What features should they implement?

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1. The three legs of modern configuration management
   ...or maybe it's four
   Marco Marongiu - @brontolinux
   

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2. Proactive CM
   

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3. On-demand CM
   

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4. http://uk.businessinsider.com/volkswagen-faces-epa-fine-vw-emissions-test-cheating-volkswagon-2015-9?r=US&IR=T
   

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5. hybridation
   

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6. sshd_config { "PubkeyAuthentication" : "yes", "PasswordAuthentication" : "no",
   "IgnoreRhosts" : "yes", "PermitEmptyPasswords" : "no" }
   aptrepo apt.example.com
   aptcacher apt-cacher.example.com
   ntp_servers [ "ntp1.example.com","ntp2.example.com","ntp3.example.com","ntp4.ex
   ample.com" ]
   . . . . . .
   

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7. OLD
   OUR CONFIGURATION
   MANAGEMENT IS
   

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9. sshd_config { "PubkeyAuthentication" : "yes", "PasswordAuthentication" : "no",
   "IgnoreRhosts" : "yes", "PermitEmptyPasswords" : "no" }
   aptrepo apt.example.com
   aptcacher apt-cacher.example.com
   ntp_servers [ "ntp1.example.com","ntp2.example.com","ntp3.example.com","ntp4.ex
   ample.com" ]
   . . . . . .
   

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10. MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER!
    

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11. ...but since I have a few seconds more...
    I'd say I'm done with this...
    

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