u/fordgoldfish

I am trying to understanding the current ask of my boss. We have a collection of playbooks that are building a data-center using Ansible. This is an IaC framework obviously. I am trying to determine what exactly my boss is asking of me. He wants a "Source of Truth" for our data-center.

Isn't the datacenter built inherently considered the baseline on day 1? Or how can I snap a chalk line and say what is the baseline of our datacenter? A json dump of our application configurations? How or what deliverable defines what the baseline of the environment is?

Also, a question about patching the environment. My boss wants a file that can be easily modified and then that pushes a new configuration for applications. So the datacenter doesn't have to be re-built from ground zero.

Wouldn't adding a new playbook just be considered "patching" the existing baseline?

I am trying to understanding the current ask of my boss. We have a collection of playbooks that are building a data-center using Ansible. This is an IaC framework obviously. I am trying to determine what exactly my boss is asking of me. He wants a "Source of Truth" for our data-center.

Isn't the datacenter built inherently considered the baseline on day 1? Or how can I snap a chalk line and say what is the baseline of our datacenter? A json dump of our application configurations? How or what deliverable defines what the baseline of the environment is?

Also, a question about patching the environment. My boss wants a file that can be easily modified and then that pushes a new configuration for applications. For example, a file that has 2 AD servers defined, so if a 3rd one gets added you can just add it to this file. So the datacenter doesn't have to be re-built from ground zero.

Wouldn't adding a new playbook just be considered "patching" the existing baseline?

Like the title says. I live in colorado, USA. Ive had this machine for about 5-6 years. This saeco incanto I would describe as a workhorse? Is it worth it to upgrade? My budget would be 1-3k, but not sure if an upgrade would be worth the cost or diminishing returns drops off very quickly after, say 1k. As a priority, I want the strongest most flavorful cup I can get. My wife and I drink 2-4 cups every day. I enjoy the coffee black and the flavor I get from the machine VS. Coffee pods or foldgers etc. It's become very important to me, hence the budget.

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I'm not sure if anyone's done an A-B comparison with a $500 machine VS. a ~2-3k machine.

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Any advice or feedback is well appreciated, thanks!

I currently have 140Mbps with Centurylink and my entire home is hard-wired with Ethernet (Cat5E). I also run Orbi Mesh networking devices (RBR20?). I pay $55/month Price-For-Life and everything has been rock-solid as far as connection, and I have had this service for 7 years at that price! Have almost every device hard-wired is super helpful to keep me "satisified" with low-latency and maintaining the advertised speed.

However, I can move to Quantum (AT&T) or T-Mobile fiber for about $50-80/month depending on when the promotion ends.

If your house is hard-wired is it still worth the switch, especially with the price increases? Is 1G Fiber even necessary if your just a casual user browsing FB, YT, etc?