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   by opdemand 13y ago

   Thanks. We're excited to share our take on private PaaS with the open source community. Re: Puppet -- A good chunk of the "orchestration" is done by updating data bags on a Chef Server, and force-converging Chef nodes over S
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   We at OpDemand wish the Flynn crew the best of luck. I expect more Docker-powered PaaS's to sprout up, so I'm glad Solomon and the dotCloud crew are focused so heavily on interoperability. OpDemand will be releasing a very simila
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   Deis will be released soon. It's an open-source PaaS based on Docker & Chef, with a user experience modeled after Heroku. You create a "formation" which contains a configurable number of backends and Nginx proxies. Aft
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   OpDemand is working on exactly what you're describing. Heroku-style private PaaS with emphasis on control over instances, routing layer, hosting providers, etc. Current version has full scaling support (instances, processes & ngi
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   Whether you agree or disagree, this is a non-starter in the US due to the entrenched two-party system. Best option is to build a "digital activism" caucus in one of the two parties.
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   AppFog PaaS drops Rackspace IaaS due to low demand(theregister.co.uk)

   1 points by opdemand 13y ago|0 comments
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   Very cool. If you're looking for off-the-shelf API integrations, Temboo seems like a great solution.
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   You should check out OpDemand's EC2-based Ruby on Rails stack. Workflow is also very similar to Heroku (one click deploys, or `opdemand deploy`) but you run it off your own AWS account: http://www.opdemand.com/docs/ruby-on-rails-quick-sta
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   by opdemand 13y ago

   I don't see the issue here. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_depth_(computing) : > In terms of computer network defense, defense in depth measures should not only prevent security breaches, but also buy an organization ti
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    Show HN: Anatomy of an OpDemand Template(opdemand.com)

    2 points by opdemand 13y ago|0 comments
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    Anatomy of a Program in Memory (2009)(duartes.org)

    1 points by opdemand 13y ago|0 comments
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    Web-Based Cloud Management: Happy Ever After for Software Teams(opdemand.com)

    1 points by opdemand 13y ago|0 comments
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    by opdemand 14y ago

    If you're looking for a Heroku-like environment with buildpack compatibility, you should check out OpDemand: http://opdemand.com/ The application stacks are basically a collection of open-source Puppet modules that replicate a Heroku-like
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    by opdemand 14y ago

    Firing off API calls with an SDK is great when you're a one-man operation. At a certain point you need deployment automation that respects infrastructure dependencies, change tracking with an audit trail, an at-a-glance view of environments
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    by opdemand 14y ago

    I'm curious. If you have a dozen or so Heroku apps and a few peers you collaborate with, what's your management strategy?
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    by opdemand 14y ago

    Appreciate the feedback. We've heard this from others. Then again, we have customers happily paying these prices. If you look at competitors in the space (RightScale, Scalr) we're on the lower end. Keep in mind we include orchestration,
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    No Thanks, We're Using Heroku(opdemand.com)

    4 points by opdemand 14y ago|7 comments