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Chef
Govern 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 moreThe Progress Chef 360 Platform: Built for Enterprise-Ready Operations
By Jayamathan S
Enterprise infrastructure teams need platforms they can run, protect, and recover with confidence while meeting existing security and operational constraints. The Progress Chef 360 platform delivers enterprise‑ready automation by unifying infrastructure automation, continuous compliance, node management, and job orchestration into a single system. With built‑in disaster recovery and fully supported Bring Your Own Kubernetes (BYOK) deployments, Chef 360 enables organizations to operate securely, consistently, and at scale across cloud, on‑premises, and hybrid environments.
Read moreSix Reasons Progress Chef Delivers Higher ROI than Ansible, Puppet and SaltStack
By Mark Cavins
Ths blog compares Chef with the rest of its competitors namely puppet, ansible and saltstack and impresses on why Chef gves better ROI
Read moreHow Much Does Open-Source Chef Actually Cost?
Open-source Chef has no licensing fees, but hidden costs tied to labor, maintenance, scalability, and security often increase total cost of ownership for medium to large organizations, making it more expensive than expected when evaluated at enterprise scale.
Read moreBe the First to Try AI in Chef: Automate Operations with Confidence Using Opsmith
Opsmith is an AI-powered operational assistant from the Chef team that turns operational intent into ready-to-run automation. It lets users describe what they want to achieve, automatically generates scripts, and validates them in secure sandboxes before deployment. The early access Alpha focuses on Bash script generation and Linux testing, with broader automation capabilities planned.
Read moreProgress Chef Infra Client 19 is Here!—Faster Installs, Safer Upgrades and a Stronger Foundation
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By Rahul Goel
Progress Chef Infra Client 19 has new habitat-based packaging system, smooth installs and faster upgrades.
Read moreWhat the New Runtime Licensing Means for Progress Chef Gem Users
This blog explains the new runtime licensing changes for chef gem users.
Read moreProgress Chef Made Easy: Beating the Ansible Myth
Discover how Progress Chef simplifies configuration management with modern features like YAML and JSON recipes, agentless execution, local mode and robust testing via Test Kitchen. Learn why Chef is now easier to adopt and scale than Ansible, especially for compliance, heterogeneous environments and enterprise needs.
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 moreSaying Goodbye to Transport Layer Security 1.0 and 1.1 - A Guide to What Comes Next
By Adi Shankar
TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are being deprecated across Progress Chef services. Learn what this means, the risks of legacy protocols and how to upgrade to TLS 1.2+ to stay secure and connected.
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