DC/OS[0] is a fast way to set up Mesos (via Terraform[1][2]) if you just want to kick the tires without having to learn a bunch of stuff.

Note: No relation to the DC/OS people, just a happy user.

[0] https://dcos.io/

[1] https://www.terraform.io/

[2] https://dcos.io/docs/1.7/administration/installing/cloud/pac...

Yep, agreed. Seen it first hand and I'm impressed.