Discovering PuppetBoard
PuppetBoard is a relatively young product, and as such, may have a few rough edges; however, despite its youth, it already offers an excellent interface for reporting. PuppetBoard uses PuppetDB as its data source, and aside from Puppet Enterprise Console, it is the only product to do so. PuppetBoard eschews any ambition of forming part of the management layer, and instead, it focuses on providing a clear and easy-to-use reporting feature. This dashboard is shown in the following screenshot:
Since PuppetBoard is based around PuppetDB, it allows access to all data within it, such as facts and Puppet agent reports and metrics. ...
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