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Infrastructure as Code
Operating Infrastructure at Scale - Beyond Jobs and Workflows
Organizations are shifting from isolated servers to shared, dynamic infrastructure platforms, increasing the need for continuous visibility and control at scale. While automation jobs and workflows help execute changes, they fall short in maintaining a trusted, real-time understanding of system state. Over time, drift, loss of context and fragmented processes increase operational risk and cost. The key challenge is not executing change, but ensuring systems remain aligned with intended state under constant change. A modern operating model must link execution with ongoing validation, enabling teams to detect drift early, maintain compliance and act with confidence. Chef 360 addresses this gap by combining automation with operational context, giving teams a continuous, reliable view of infrastructure posture across environments. This shifts operations from tracking past actions to maintaining real-time operational confidence.
Read moreGovern at Scale and Make Automation Auditable and Predictable
By Mark Cavins
At enterprise scale, automation without governance creates risk. Progress Chef 360 embeds governance directly into execution, ensuring every automated action is authorised, traceable and auditable - regardless of the tool used. By combining policy‑as‑code, continuous compliance, closed‑loop remediation and human‑governed AIOps, Chef transforms fragmented automation into a predictable, scalable operating model. Unlike Ansible, Puppet and SaltStack, Chef delivers built‑in governance that grows with your enterprise, enabling teams to move fast without sacrificing control, compliance or trust.
Read moreGoing Beyond the Checklist: How Progress Chef Brings the Essential 8 to Life
By Aditya V
By Adi Shankar
Learn how Chef automates the implementation of ACSC’s Essential 8 strategies, helping organizations enforce, scale and sustain compliance with ease. From patching to policy enforcement, discover how Chef strengthens your cybersecurity posture.
Read moreManaging DevOps Complexity Through Automation
Read more about how Chef democratizes DevOps with a way to configure, deliver, and manage from any cloud to any edge that is secure and compliant.
Read moreProgress Chef Wrapped 2022 is Here
Read more about Progress Chef's top-read blogs of 2022 and it's excellent thought leadership content.
Read more12 Common DevSecOps Definitions
DevSecOps accelerates the pace of digital transformation. But what is DevSecOps? Developers + Security + Operations. It’s a big deal because it directly impacts speed and security. Your development teams adopting the DevSecOps philosophy secure code faster, more secure, cheaper, and better.
Read moreAre Scripts Slowing Down System Admins? Codify Your Fleet Instead!
Chef codifies your IT resource fleet in a way that automates configuration of diverse complicated systems, while also defining security and compliance standards as human-readable code. It allows quick packaging and distribution of applications across diverse settings.
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