Linode Cloud Host Relases CLI Tool for the Public Cloud
January 28, 2014
Grazed from TheVarGuy. Author: Christopher Tozzi.
The command-line interface (CLI) is alive and well in the world of cloud computing and storage, despite the ubiquity of touch- and gesture-enabled devices in other parts of the IT ecosystem. Cloud hosting provider Linode made that clear this week with the release of a new CLI product as an alternative to graphical cloud administrative tools.
Released Jan. 28, Linode CLI allows cloud administrators to change DNS records, create configuration files, find information about their Linode accounts and bandwidth usage, display details on individual nodes in the Linode cloud and deploy StackScripts, Linode’s scripting tool for automated cloud orchestration. Linode CLI also offers scripting support of its own by allowing output in JSON format to automate repetitive tasks…
The tool is a new addition to the graphical management applications that Linode already offers for PCs and mobile devices, called Linode Manager and Linode Mobile. Those will remain available…
Read more from the source @ http://thevarguy.com/cloud-computing-services-and-business-solutions/012814/embargo-till-jan-28-8-am-est-linode-cloud-host-relas