by Dan Iverson

psadmin.conf: Elasticsearch Clusters on Kubernetes

In this session from psadmin.conf 2018, JR Bing gives an introduction to Kubernetes and then dives into why he is using it to run an Elasticsearch cluster. The session includes a great demo as well showing how PeopleSoft interacts with the Kubernetes cluster. He finishes the session with some ideas on how containers Kubernetes could be used by PeopleSoft in the future.

We released the videos as a free course so you can find the videos in one place. Head over to the psadmin.io courses page and sign up. If you already signed up for the course, you can log in and the new video will be available.

by Dan Iverson

psadmin.conf: Process Monitor 2.0

In this session from psadmin.conf 2018, David Vandiver demonstrates his Process Monitor 2.0 bolt-on. David redesigned the Process Monitor from scratch and added many improvements. His bolt-on is free too! You can download it at peoplesofttricks.com.

We released the videos as a free course so you can find the videos in one place. Head over to the psadmin.io courses page and sign up. If you already signed up for the course, you can log in and the new video will be available.

by Dan Iverson

#215 – Unified Navigation and Networks


This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle announce registration for psadmin.conf 2020 and debate if the Frozen II sound track is better than the first. Then Kyle discusses how Unified Navigation communication can be confusing and how network topologies can impact Unified Navigation.

Show Notes

by Dan Iverson

psadmin.conf: Automation Challenges for Administrators

The next video from psadmin.conf 2018 is available! Nate Werner focuses on sing change management (Git/GitHub) for your collection of admin and monitoring scripts and setting up GitHub branches for non-prod, production, with a change approval process and team code review. Nate also shares solutions for managing passwords with scripts, how to abstract them and prevent passwords from leaking in logs. He also shows how Rundeck can be used to protect and audit your script execution (streamline vault access).

We released the videos as a free course so you can find the videos in one place. Head over to the psadmin.io courses page and sign up. If you already signed up for the course, you can log in and the new video will be available.

by Dan Iverson

#134 – psadmin.conf 2018 Recap


This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan recap the psadmin.conf 2018 conference.

Show Notes

  • Vulnerability Testing During Happy Hour @ 1:30
  • DPK Lab and Open Lab @ 4:45
  • Kyle and Team Save the World @ 11:30
  • JR Bing on Kuebernetes and Elasticsearch @ 13:00
  • Greg Wendt on GH Insights @ 18:00
  • Frank Dolezal on Monitoring PeopleSoft @ 21:30
  • David Vandiver’s Process Monitor 2.0 @ 29:00
  • Nate Werner on Protecting Secrets @ 31:30
  • Kyle and Dan on using Terraform with PeopleSoft @ 37:00
  • Brad Carlson on the open source IB Monitor @ 39:00
  • Scott Hirni on PeopleMobile UX @ 43:00
  • Tech Roundtable @ 47:00
  • Mark Hoernemann on the PeopleTools Roadmap @ 49:30
by Dan Iverson

psadmin.conf 2018 Registration is Open

Registration for psadmin.conf 2018 is open!

Register for psadmin.conf

The Call for Presentations closes on February 15, 2018. We are still accepting proposals and would love to have you present!

Head over to psadmin.io/conference to see the agenda and learn more. If you want to re-watch the excellent presentations from psadmin.conf 2017, click here to view them all.

See you in May!

by Dan Iverson

psadmin.conf: Career

The last talk from psadmin.conf is available! Wayne Fuller shares his thoughts on the future of PeopleSoft Administration and what admins can do to adjust and adapt the changes in PeopleSoft.

We have released the videos as a free course so you can find the videos in one place. Head over to the psadmin.io courses page and sign up. If you have already signed up for the course, you can log in and the videos will be available.

by Dan Iverson

psadmin.conf: Automation

The first set of psadmin.conf videos are available! The first batch of videos are focuses on automation for PeopleSoft Administration. Charlie Sinks talks about using Rundeck with PeopleSoft and Peyton Colburn shares how he expanded Hiera beyond psft_customizations.yaml.

We have released the videos as a free course so you can find the videos in one place. Head over to the psadmin.io courses page and sign up.