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PORTLAND, OR -- (Marketwired) -- 12/11/14 -- Puppet Labs the leading provider of IT automation software, today announced the availability of its Windows module pack, a pre-packaged collection of all the Puppet Supported and Puppet Approved modules admins need to manage Windows environments. Available later this month to Puppet Enterprise customers is the new Puppet Supported Microsoft SQL Server module, which enables admins to quickly deploy, configure and manage Microsoft SQL.

This builds on Puppet Labs' first class Windows support, including native .MSI packages for x32 and x64 operating systems, modules to extend common Windows server management tools, including Powershell, and integrations with Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio. By automating common Windows administration tasks, Puppet Labs is enabling users to adopt DevOps practices, thereby reducing the time needed to deploy applications from weeks to hours.

The new Puppet Supported Microsoft SQL Server module installs and provides ongoing management of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2014. Replacing error-prone, manual processes, administrators can automate the installation of multiple MS SQL instances to enable rapid deployment of test and production environments. Admins can:

• Install and manage SQL Server Tools
• Create and manage databases
• Create logins with passwords and manage server roles

The new Windows module pack makes getting started managing Windows environments simple. With a single command, Puppet users can install all of our supported and approved modules for Windows and their dependencies. The Windows module pack includes:

• Puppet Supported Modules: These modules are fully tested, validated and supported for use with Puppet Enterprise.
  • ACL - Provides fine-grained control of security, with the ability to set permissions for users and groups from within Puppet Enterprise.
  • Powershell - Enables administrators to manage services like backups, user profiles, IIS, Exchange and more from Puppet Enterprise, by executing PowerShell commandlets.
  • Registry - Allows admins to automate the management of Windows Registry keys and values.
  • Reboot - Automates the manual task of rebooting Windows after you install a package or when a reboot is pending.
• Puppet Approved Modules: These modules are recommended by Puppet Labs for use with Puppet Enterprise and meet our standards for quality composition, reliable operation, and active development.
  • The first available Puppet Approved module for Windows environments is windowsfeature which enables admins to turn Windows features on or off for Windows Server 2008 and above.
  • Also available in the Windows module pack and to be Puppet Approved soon: download_file (downloads files for use on Windows servers) and IIS (create sites, application pools and virtual applications with IIS 7 and above).

"We believe that everyone should have access to great tools to manage their infrastructure, no matter what technology stack they run," said Nigel Kersten, CIO of Puppet Labs. "Puppet Enterprise not only provides excellent support for managing Windows environments, it also enables Windows admins to support DevOps practices. Our new Microsoft SQL Server module and Windows module pack further demonstrates our commitment to simplifying operations for Windows admins."

Additional Resources

• Register for the upcoming webinar Managing Windows for Puppet Enterprise: Key Modules on Thursday, December 18 at 11:00 AM PST.
• Download the white paper: What Windows Admins Need from Configuration Management
• Learn more about Puppet Enterprise
• Read more at the Puppet Labs blog
• Learn more about Puppet Labs and Microsoft's joint integration solutions
• Follow Puppet Labs on Twitter @puppetlabs

About Puppet Labs
Puppet Labs, Inc. is the leader in IT automation. Puppet Labs software provides system administrators the operational agility, efficiency and insight they need to proactively manage dynamic infrastructure, scaling from tens of servers to thousands, both on-premise and in the cloud. Thousands of the world's leading organizations use Puppet Labs software to configure and manage their IT infrastructure, including Bank of America, Cisco, Citrix, eBay, NYSE, PayPal, Salesforce.com and WebEx. Based in Portland, Oregon, Puppet Labs employs more than 320 people. The company is backed by investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, VMware, Cisco, True Ventures, Radar Partners, and Emerson Street Partners. To learn more, please visit PuppetLabs.com.