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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 22/09/2026

New Puppet Core 9.1.0 and 8.22.0 downloads out now! - Debian 12 ARM V7L agent support - Ssecurity updates across several components, - hiera-eyaml compatibility fix for Bouncy Castle - Updated JSON dependency constraints help.puppet.com/core/current... #Puppet #DevOps #InfrastructureAsCode

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 27/08/2026

#Puppet SCM 3.9.0 is out ✅ Highlights: - Ubuntu 24.04, RHEL 10 & Puppet Core 9 support - Private registry support for air-gapped environments - New AlmaLinux & macOS STIG benchmarks - Updated Windows benchmarks - 119 security vulnerabilities addressed Release notes: help.puppet.com/scm/current/...

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Security Compliance” with a subtitle that has the text “SCM 3.9.0 adds support for Ubuntu 24.04, RHEL 10, Puppet Core 9, and also updated benchmarks!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 11/08/2026

Getting ready for Puppet Core 9 and Ruby 4? PDK 3.8.0 adds new `pdk validate` checks for Ruby 4 compatibility, legacy Hash#inspect formatting, and Security/Open RuboCop findings related to Kernel#open and IO open. Release notes: help.puppet.com/pdk/current/... #Puppet

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 30/07/2026

ℹ️ 2.8.0 of Puppet SCE for Linux is out! What's in the box? - Updated CIS benchmark coverage for RHEL 8, AlmaLinux 8, Oracle Linux 8, Rocky Linux 8 - Updated puppetlabs-stdlib support - Fixes for firewall enforcement, AIDE, and log forwarding MOAR IN RELEASE NOTES! help.puppet.com/sce/current/...

Puppet release announcement banner that has the title “SCE for Linux new release” and the subtitle reads “Version 2.8.0 of Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE) for Linux gets updated CIS Benchmark versions”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 18/06/2026

RHEL 10 is now supported in Puppet SCE for Linux. - Enforce CIS benchmarks (v1.0.1, Levels 1 & 2) on RHEL 10 - Improvements for rsyslog logging issues - Enhanced intrusion detection on RHEL 9 Details: help.puppet.com/sce/current/... #Puppet #Linux #Security #Compliance #DevOps

Puppet release announcement banner that has the title “SCE for Linux new release” and the subtitle reads “Version 2.7.0 of Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE) for Linux now supports RHEL 10!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 16/06/2026

SCM 3.8.0 is out with a heads up: the CIS-CAT Pro Assessor license in 3.7.1 expires June 21, 2026! 3.8.0 extends it to June 2027 + lets you update the license without a full upgrade. Also: new and updated benchmarks, +40 CVEs addressed. help.puppet.com/scm/current/... #puppet #security #devops

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Security Compliance” with a subtitle that has the text “SCM 3.8.0 includes new CIS-CAT license, broader benchmark coverage, and multiple security updates.”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/06/2026

It could have been done with all smooth surfaces and clean lines, but instead there’s both a “Lego” feel to it, as well as the unique Star Wars vibe. Really fun set, I recommend it for a quick build with the kids! #Lego #StarWars

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/06/2026

The set also has a nice detail in that a lot of the ‘black space’ has been built with a variety of interesting surfaces and textures that give the logo a “Star Wars” feel. You get the sense of the ships designs and architecture in those pieces in between the clean lines of the logo. #Lego #StarWars

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/06/2026

Each letter also had tiny little things hidden inside… colourful pieces, interesting shapes, and in the “T” there are even some hidden ships that you can expose by lifting the top of the “T” off. #Lego #StarWars

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/06/2026

This build didn’t take very long to do, just a few hours over a weekend, but it was fun to put all the hidden little details in. There was a lot of attention paid in the instructions to making it very clear how to build (unlike some sets I’ve done). #Lego #StarWars

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/06/2026

I don’t often take the time to share some of the Lego builds that I’ve done with the kids. Some may have gotten to see my office background when the virtual backgrounds are off and know that I have a few sets behind me. A new one was added a few weeks ago: the Star Wars logo! #Lego #StarWars

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 21/05/2026

Puppet Core 8.19 is out! Highlights: - Security updates for bundled components (Ruby, OpenSSL, libxml2, curl, net-imap, erb) - CSV Ruby gem dependency removed - Windows user passwords now allow colons (:) - Install blocks on unsupported Ruby versions The full deets: help.puppet.com/core/current...

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Core 8.19 released!” with a subtitle that has the text “Reduce exposure with multiple security updates”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 29/04/2026

Puppet Continuous Delivery 5.15.0 is out 🚀 Stability, security hardening, plus fixes for Impact Analysis, GitLab commit status reporting, and Amazon Linux 2023 support, AND MORE! (Gotta have the 'and more'!) The Serious Release notes: help.puppet.com/cdpe/current... #Puppet #DevOps #IaC

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Continuous Delivery” with a subtitle that has the text “Security updates, improved VCS integration flexibility, more focused Impact Analysis, and more in the new releases of Puppet CD 5.15!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 15/04/2026

Puppet Security Compliance Management (SCM) 3.7.0 has some new CIS benchmarks and updates available! New benchmarks (Linux, macOS), updates for Windows 11, security fixes, and better performance. Details in the Release notes 👇 help.puppet.com/scm/current/... #Puppet #Compliance #Security

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Security Compliance” with a subtitle that has the text “SCM 3.7.0 adds new CIS benchmarks for Linux and macOS, along with Windows 11 Enterprise updates.”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/04/2026

Puppet Core 8.18.0 is released! - macOS 15 support (x86_64 + ARM) - Security updates addressing multiple CVEs across core dependencies Release notes: help.puppet.com/core/current... #Puppet #DevOps #InfrastructureAsCode

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Core 8.18 released!” with a subtitle that has the text “Key security updates and macOS 15 support added.”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 02/04/2026

This little guy on my Vercel preview site made my day! 😁

"It looks like you're building a website!"

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 31/03/2026

Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 2025.9, malformed task or plan metadata issues were logged and the affected task/plan was ignored. In 2025.9, this malformed data caused tasks/plans listing to fail to load. PE 2025.10 resolves this issue. 👉 READ MORE: help.puppet.com/pe/current/t... #Puppet

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Enterprise” with a subtitle that has the text “Malformed task or plan metadata no longer causes failures with Puppet Enterprise 2025.10”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 18/03/2026

ℹ️ Ubuntu 24.04 support comes to #Puppet SCE for Linux. SCE for Linux latest release adds support for enforcing CIS benchmarks (v1.0.0, Level 1 & 2) on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, plus logging and reliability improvements. Release notes: help.puppet.com/sce/current/... #Linux #Security #Compliance #DevOps

Puppet release announcement banner that has the title “SCE for Linux new release” and the subtitle reads “Version 2.6.0 of Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE) for Linux now supports Ubuntu 24.04 and other changes. Download today!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 05/03/2026

Wondering what new Puppet module releases came out in February? Check out the details on the the latest module updates in the February Puppetlabs Modules Roundup: dev.to/puppet/puppe... #puppet

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 25/02/2026

Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE) for Windows now supports the latest versions of the pwshlib dependency, including a fix for DSC reporting issues! 💾 Download from the Forge: forge.puppet.com/modules/pupp... 📖 Latest release notes: help.puppet.com/sce/current/... #Puppet #DevOps #Windows #DSC

Puppet release announcement banner that has the title “SCE 2.2.1 for Windows” and the subtitle reads “Latest Security Compliance Enforcement for Windows fixes reporting issues in DSC modules!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 20/02/2026

Make sure to grab Puppet Core 8.17 release to keep on top of industry vulnerabilities! Nearly 20 reported CVEs addressed across updates for Curl, Ruby, and OpenSSL (details in the release notes). 🔐 Full Release notes for 8.17: help.puppet.com/core/current... #DevOps #Puppet #InfrastructureAsCode

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Core 8.17 now out!” with a subtitle that has the text “Major security updates available to prevent reported vulnerabilities”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 30/01/2026

New Puppet CD dropped with new features, fixes, and security updates! 👀 NOTE: CD 4.x is EOL starting Feb 5, 2026. That’s next week!!! Start that CD 5.x upgrade! Release notes: 🔗 5.14.0 → help.puppet.com/cdpe/current... 🔗 4.39.0 → www.puppet.com/docs/continu... #Puppet #InfrastructureAsCode

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 27/01/2026

I don't post TikToks much, but this one got my day started off nice and hopefully it helps someone else who might need that!

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 21/01/2026

📢 Puppet Enterprise 2025.8 & 2023.8.8 are out! This quick follow-on from the December release provides some fixes for advanced patching and CVEs. Read more about the release: 🔗 2025.8: help.puppet.com/pe/current/t... 🔗 2023.8.7: help.puppet.com/pe/2023.8/to... #InfrastructureAsCode #Puppet

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Enterprise” with a subtitle that has the text “New fixes released with Puppet Enterprise 2025.8 and 2023.8.8!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 15/01/2026

Bolt 5.0.1 is out with a new plan_context function to get information about whether a plan is running in Bolt or Puppet Enterprise. Windows 11 and RHEL 10 support were also added! Full details in the official Bolt release notes: 👉 help.puppet.com/bolt/current... #Puppet #InfrastructureAsCode

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 16/12/2025

PDK 3.6.0 is out! 🔐 Several security updates: Curl, OpenSSL, net-imap, and removed libxslt/nokogiri. 🙏 Thanks to user cocker-cc for adding support for 'puppet' or 'openvox' in the pdk validate command! 🧐 Check full release notes for all the changes: help.puppet.com/pdk/current/... #Puppet #IaC

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 12/12/2025

I was today years old when I learned that hitting Control + Backspace would delete entire words. And it's not even new. It's been there practically forever. I am ashamed. And yes, Ctrl+Delete apparently also does entire words, which I also learned today, and am also ashamed to have not known.

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 10/12/2025

Windows Server 2025 support now out for Perforce Puppet SCE! Puppet SCE for Windows now enforces CIS Microsoft Server 2025 Benchmark v1.0.0, Server Level 1. 💾 Download the latest SCE for Windows from the Forge: forge.puppet.com/modules/pupp... #Puppet #DevOps #Compliance #Security

Puppet release announcement banner that has the title “SCE for Windows” and the subtitle reads “New 2.2.0 release of Security Compliance Enforcement for Windows now available!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 20/11/2025

🚀 New Puppet Continuous Delivery release is out! 🔹Ubuntu 24.04 support (requires Bolt 5.0.0+ for installation) 🔹Improved license troubleshooting 🔹Cleaner experience on the Integrations page Official release notes available: 🔗 help.puppet.com/cdpe/current... #DevOps #CICD #InfrastructureAsCode

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Continuous Delivery” with a subtitle that has the text “New release of Puppet CD 5.13.0 now available!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 19/11/2025

The release of Puppet Core 8.16.0 is now available! Security-focused updates in this one: 🔐 New versions of Thor, Curl, REXML, and OpenSSL to patch CVEs 🔐 Patched URI gem in the Puppet agent 🔗 Full notes with CVE numbers: help.puppet.com/core/current... #DevOps #Puppet #IaC

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Core 8.16.0 now out!” with a subtitle that has the text “New release available for download”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 13/11/2025

Today is World Kindness Day! Remember to find a moment to share some kindness to those around you!

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 31/10/2025

WEBINAR TIME! November 5th, join us! I chat with my colleagues Margaret Lee and Robin Tatam about all the new stuff in #Puppet Edge and how it can help teams work together better. 🔗 Register here ➡️ www.puppet.com/resources/ev... #DevOps #InfrastructureAsCode #NetworkAutomation

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 01/10/2025

✨ SCE 2.5.0 for Linux is out! Now adds CIS Benchmarks v2.0.0 for RHEL 9, AlmaLinux 9, Oracle Linux 9 & Rocky Linux 9 (Levels 1 & 2). ➕ Improved file integrity checks on Ubuntu 20.04. 🔗 Release Notes: help.puppet.com/sce/current/... #DevOps #Compliance #Security

Puppet release announcement banner that has the title “Get 2.5.0 of SCE for Linux” and the subtitle reads “New release of Security Compliance Enforcement for Linux now available!”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 14/09/2025

I've been playing Baldur's Gate 3 with a few friends and we started a new game up with one of them who hadn't played before. Last week went great, did a few quests, had a good time. This week, we show up and get the rundown...

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 13/09/2025

I might have a Duolingo problem...

Duolingo streak celebration screen shows an orange owl wearing sunglasses surrounded in flames, indicating pure awesomeness. The text reads 2500 day streak.

Oh Yeah!

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 10/09/2025

The release of Puppet Core 8.15.0 is now available! 📃 Better error messages for binary data in catalogs 🔐 CVE fixes: CVE-2025-7424, CVE-2025-7425, CVE-2025-24294 🛠️ glibc bug fix on SLES 15 ⚠️ Dropped agent support for macOS 11 & 12 🔗 Full notes: help.puppet.com/core/current... #DevOps #IaC #CVE

Perforce Puppet release announcement banner image. The heading reads: “Puppet Core 8.15.0 now out!” with a subtitle that has the text “New release available for download”

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 03/09/2025

My kids all went back to school today. One of their classes is 14 students, across two grades. The other is 10 students (also two grades in that one). This is the #Ottawa Carleton Public School Board (OCDSB). How you ask? Virtual campus! #VirtualSchool

Child writing in front of a computer keyboard. Taken from CBC article https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-schools-virtual-learning-covid-1.5729011

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 25/06/2025

SCE for Linux version 2.4.0 is now available! ✨New in this release: DISA STIG controls now on RHEL 9 systems, extending previous support of RHEL 7 and 8, helping teams meet strict security baselines. Do you like reading release notes? Yes? HERE YOU GO! help.puppet.com/sce/current/...

Puppet release announcement banner. Title reads "SCE for Linux 2.4.0" with a subtitle of "New release of Security Compliance Enforcement for Linux now available!"

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 12/06/2025

The latest version of the Puppet Development Kit (PDK 3.5.0) is out now! New OS support, and old OS deprecations, but the big news is about this version joining Puppet Core! Read the details and get links to more info from our dev.to post: dev.to/puppet/pdk-3...

Release announcement banner from Perforce Puppet. Heading says "PDK 3.5.0". Subheading reads "New release of the Puppet Development Kit now available!"

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 29/01/2025

Anybody else heard of this Bouba-Kiki effect before? This came up in some article I was reading (so of course I had to go dive down and learn more). If you were told: in this picture there are two shapes: Bouba and Kiki. Which one is which? How would you pick?

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 24/01/2025

Thank you to SUG Chennai for having me this morning! Was great to answer some great questions, show off some #Sitecore XM Cloud, and talk about XP Headless vs XM Cloud and the consideration factors.

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 21/01/2025

I'm honoured to be invited to speak at SUG Chennai on Friday, Jan 24th! 🕔5pm (IST), 🕧12:30pm (Central European) or 🕡6:30am (Eastern). Registration details: buff.ly/2ErBWRT Or join directly! buff.ly/3E622eL Do you run a user group? Let me know, I'd love to come join you!

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 14/01/2025

I firmly believe that timely and helpful communication wins you customers. Be available and your value goes WAY up! A thread 🧵on how comms won me over. (Photo credit to the Ottawa Citizen)

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 09/01/2025

I'm curious as to how others are tackling this issue: How do we get AI users to know that AI is giving them garbage? If you have years of experience dealing with misinformation (and a head full of actual true facts) there's a bit of "spidey-sense" that allows you to notice that something is off....

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 17/12/2024

I was today-years-old when I finally understood that Monty Python joke with the french guards. One of the littles is learning to read and read out to me: "Ke-ni-gets". And I corrected them and said "When we see the Kn, that makes an 'n' sound. So this is "Knights!" And then the penny dropped.

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 13/12/2024

Thank you to Rinku Jain and SUG Jaipur for having me today! It was great to talk through about the options of going headless and things to consider as you make the decision on when and how to do it. Had a lot of fun, looking forward to the next time! #Sitecore

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 12/12/2024

Oh hey, pnpm is now supported in #Sitecore XM Cloud! buff.ly/3ZQr8qB

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Jason St-Cyr @jasonstcyr.com · 21/11/2024

Going strong either way seems tough... there are moments where the Oxford comma truly delivers the juice!

A visual depiction of impact of an Oxford comma. On the left is a picture of four figures: one balancing on a ball, one dressed as a clown, a person with a ponytail, and a person in a bluet t-shirt. Above this image is the text "Come meet Janet, a clown, and an acrobat." Below the image it reads "With Oxford Comma".

On the right are two figures: the same person with a blue shirt and a second figure with long hair dressed as a clown balancing on a ball. Above the image reads "Come meet Janet, a clown and an acrobat". Below it reads "Without Oxford Comma".

The implication from the image is that Emily is wrong about Oxford commas and should be ashamed :P

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