Otter (software)

Not to be confused with Otter (theorem prover).
Otter
Developer(s) Inedo
Stable release
1.4.4 / 2016
Operating system Microsoft Windows and Linux
Type Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code
License Proprietary
Website inedo.com/otter

Otter is an infrastructure automation tool, designed by the software company Inedo. Built specifically to support Windows, Otter utilizes Infrastructure as Code to model infrastructure and configuration.[1]

Otter is installed on premises and is sold and marketed using a “low-touch, indirect model with simple, public pricing that suits most customer needs”.[2]

Key Areas

Otter focuses on two key areas:[1]

Key features

Otter has a visual, web-based user interface that is designed to "create complex configurations and orchestrations using the intuitive, dag-and-drop editor, and then switch to-and-from code/text mode as needed."[3] Otter aims to enable DevOps practices through its UI, and shows the configuration state of an organization's servers infrastructure (local, virtual, cloud-built).[4] Otter has first-class Windows support and supports Linux-based operating systems through SSH based agents.[5] Otter supports both agent and agent-less windows servers.[6]

PowerShell

A key feature is Otter is the Windows PowerShell integration. As a tool designed with "first-class" Windows support, this feature allows users to leverage their existing scripts and scripts built by the Windows PowerShell community.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Sweeney, Devin (10 January 2016). "Inedo Announces the Release of Otter, a New Tool for Infrastructure Automation" (Press release). Berea, OH: PRWeb. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. Cool Vendors in DevOps, 2015 (Report). Gartner. 21 April 2015.
  3. Chaganti, Ravikanth (5 January 2016). "DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and PowerShell DSC: The Introduction". PowerShell Magazine. PowerShell Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. "Server Configuration and Infrastructure Automation". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. "Otter 1.1 is here". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  6. "Otter 1.4 is released". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. Chaganti, Ravikanth (5 January 2016). "DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and PowerShell DSC: The Introduction". PowerShell Magazine. PowerShell Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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