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    Introducing HashiCorp Sans

    HashiCorp Sans is a custom font designed to reflect the evolution of the brand. It replaces the previous fonts used by HashiCorp and features accentuated bridges and slabs, developer-inspired characteristics, sparkle in the letterforms, and humanist letterforms.

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    5 steps to set up Vault for widespread adoption at your org

    To encourage widespread adoption of HashiCorp Vault within your organization, begin by discovering existing applications and secrets to understand current usage patterns. Decide on developer access by outlining Vault namespaces and using custom interfaces. Build an application landing zone to simplify the onboarding process, and migrate secrets step-by-step to minimize downtime. Provide thorough documentation and regular education to support developers in using Vault effectively.

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    Nomad Bench: Load testing and benchmarking for Nomad

    Nomad Bench is a tool enabling load testing and benchmarking of HashiCorp Nomad clusters at scale. It uses reusable infrastructure automation to run test scenarios, collecting metrics to help understand Nomad's scalability. Core components include a production-ready core cluster and ephemeral test clusters with the ability to simulate tens of thousands of nodes using nomad-nodesim. Data collection is handled via InfluxDB for real-time analysis. This tool aims to simplify running large-scale tests and provides configurations for flexible testing, proving essential for efficient Nomad cluster performance analysis.

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    From zero to hero with HashiCorp Boundary

    HashiCorp Boundary provides a secure and simplified approach to remote access, eliminating the need for complex network configurations or exposing sensitive credentials. This post details the setup of a Boundary cluster from scratch using HCP Boundary for quick deployment. It explains the configuration of workers and the creation of a remote access workflow with a focus on security principles. The tutorial covers setting up the infrastructure with Terraform, creating and configuring ingress and egress workers, and establishing target configurations for seamless access. Additionally, it introduces the transparent sessions feature (currently in private beta), which allows users to connect using familiar tools without needing to handle credentials.