Starting point

The client had difficulties scaling up their Blueprism Windows software robot fleet. The reason was lack of automation: each software robot was set up manually. This did not scale well: it was a nightmare when configuration changes had to be made to the whole Windows fleet. They had started looking into automation solutions, found Puppet and tried it out. They realized that they’d benefit greatly from hiring experts that can help them get started with best practices from the get go. That’s how they found Puppeteers.

Project

After initial investigation into the client’s challenges we started the automation project with them. First we set up a Puppet server for them and helped them automate their Windows software robots using Puppet and Powershell DSC. As the client’s employees took part in the automation effort they gained valuable skills and best practices they needed in order to continue on their own.

End result

At the end of the project the basic configurations of their Windows Blue Prism software robot fleet had been automated. The client had the necessary automation infrastructure and skills to continue the work on their own.

Main technologies

• Puppet
• Powershell DSC
• Windows