Ths blog compares Chef with the rest of its competitors namely puppet, ansible and saltstack and impresses on why Chef gves better ROI

The Progress Chef 360 platform addresses this problem by decoupling automation logic from the execution authority.

An in-depth look at Infra Client 19, Habitat 2.0, Hab-Based Workstation and InSpec 7.

Modern IT teams are tasked with automating infrastructure while maintaining strong security, governance and operational standards.

How to solve chef workstation issue with test kitchen

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.

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.

Progress Chef Infra Client 19 has new habitat-based packaging system, smooth installs and faster upgrades.

This blog explains the new runtime licensing changes for chef gem users.