Guest: Rob Hirschfeld (LinkedIn, Twitter)
Company: RackN (Twitter)
Show: To The Point
Keyword: Infrastructure as code (IaC) 

RackN has announced the release of Digital Rebar v4.9, which introduces a load of new features to its infrastructure as code (IaC) capabilities at scale. Some of the notable features include webhook, web integrations, triggers, and timers, to name a few. In this segment of To The Point, RackN Co-Founder and CEO Rob Hirschfeld tells us more about what’s new in v4.9. “With the latest version, any type of systems that need to get integrated into Digital Rebar can just drop in and do that integration,” says Hirschfeld.

About Rob Hirschfeld: Rob has been in the cloud and infrastructure space for 20 years and has done everything from start-ups working with early ESX betas to serving four terms on the OpenStack Foundation Board and as an executive at Dell. As leader on the2030.cloud, he believes that the technology of running data centers and applications on cloud is just part of the bigger story. He trained as an Industrial Engineer and carries a passion for applying Lean and Agile processes to software delivery. Rob has received degrees from Duke University and Louisiana State University.

About RackN: RackN was founded with the vision of operators working together to improve IT operations through shared software and community regardless of infrastructure type. The company believes that operators should be able to maintain control, consistency and choice over their infrastructure without requiring prescriptive appliances or managed offerings.