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Progress chef is a great tool for Cloud Infrastructure Automation and Configuration Management
What do you like best about the product?
Progress chef is really easy in terms of Implementation. It has great number of features including Infrastructure Management, Release Automation, Task Management, Dashboard and Visualization etc
What do you dislike about the product?
Progress chef documentation can be made more simpler and adoptive. The quality if documentation is really important when it comes to implement a tool practically.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Progress chef for automating the Infrastructure deployment and Configuration tasks management.
DevOps tool To manage E2E operation and Build quality
What do you like best about the product?
It's an open source
powerful automation tool
Chef is a configuration management tool used in DevOps
automation testing with codless
CI/CD with open-source tool such as Jmeter
powerful automation tool
Chef is a configuration management tool used in DevOps
automation testing with codless
CI/CD with open-source tool such as Jmeter
What do you dislike about the product?
looking for better exe
codeless CI/CD for automation and performance testing
codeless CI/CD for automation and performance testing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have done an POC for building end-to-end automation feature for one of our Direct tax application and it helped in doing CI/CD
Progress Chef is a Game-Changer for Cloud Infrastructure Automation
What do you like best about the product?
I love Chef's robust automation and flexibility.
What do you dislike about the product?
The steep learning curve and initial setup can be challenging.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Chef solves configuration management and automation problems, streamlining infrastructure deployment and updates. This benefits me by reducing manual errors, ensuring consistency across environments, and saving time on repetitive tasks.
4+ years experience in creating cookbooks in IaaC environment.
What do you like best about the product?
The most helpful aspect of Chef is its ability to automate and manage infrastructure as code.
Chef supports various operating systems and cloud platforms, making it versatile for managing heterogeneous environments.
I like the features for auditing and ensuring compliance with security policies. It helps organizations maintain a secure and compliant infrastructure.
And I like a chef-automate dashboard.
Chef supports various operating systems and cloud platforms, making it versatile for managing heterogeneous environments.
I like the features for auditing and ensuring compliance with security policies. It helps organizations maintain a secure and compliant infrastructure.
And I like a chef-automate dashboard.
What do you dislike about the product?
Proper testing of cookbooks is crucial, and setting up a testing environment can require additional effort. Some colleagues find the testing and development process more involved compared to simpler tools.
Lack of documentation or may lack real-world examples for practical scenarios.
Lack of documentation or may lack real-world examples for practical scenarios.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Chef for post-build installation and configuration of software, significantly reducing the time required during server setup
Works Great
What do you like best about the product?
They are very easy to use and makes things easy to understand. The customer support is great too.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is really nothing I do not like about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Automation and human entry error.
Configuration management tool(IAAC)
What do you like best about the product?
Best configuration management tool for applying on multiple servers at once.
What do you dislike about the product?
Troubleshooting cookbook errors. Logs are difficult to read. Installing agent process is a tedious work.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ease of server provisioning and initial state setup.
Great documentation and training
What do you like best about the product?
Learn Chef and online documentation are both top-notch.
Learn Chef has been invaluable for our team and is probably one of the best free vendor-hosted training tools we've encountered with any of our vendors.
Learn Chef has been invaluable for our team and is probably one of the best free vendor-hosted training tools we've encountered with any of our vendors.
What do you dislike about the product?
Our most significant issue is keeping up as the product evolves. We are still using Berkshelf and are struggling to find the time to learn about policy files to facilitate the transition away from Berkshelf.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
First and foremost, we use Chef for the configuration management of our Windows Servers. In the past, we used a lot of PowerShell scripts and Group Policy to manage configuration. As our environment grew and we went from one or two Active Directory domains to five or six, Group Policy became more problematic. Chef has allowed us to utilize the same configuration source regardless of the domain the system resides in and even for those not in an AD Domain.
Now that we are managing most of our Windows Server configuration with Chef, we are now moving into using Chef for compliance purposes.
Now that we are managing most of our Windows Server configuration with Chef, we are now moving into using Chef for compliance purposes.
Progress Chef review.
What do you like best about the product?
I like their support and Chef meetings plus Chef is easy to manage and implement when the company has great support, it does adds to the value of the product.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing, it's a great product, and it is very well supportred.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
If there is a problem, we report it at the meetings and it usually gets quickly resolved.
Powerful Open Source Configuration Management on another level!
What do you like best about the product?
In my experience, Progress Chef has several strengths that make it a compelling choice for organizations looking to streamline their infrastructure management.
Firstly, Chef's declarative language makes it easy to define and manage the desired state of infrastructure components. By defining "recipes" and "cookbooks" that describe the desired configuration of each resource, Chef ensures that the infrastructure remains consistent and predictable across environments.
Another strength of Chef is its flexibility and extensibility. Chef has a large community of users and contributors who have created a wide range of plugins, integrations, and cookbooks that can be used to automate everyday tasks and integrate with other tools. This makes Progress Chef easy to customize Chef to suit an organisation's specific needs, whether a small startup or a large enterprise.
Firstly, Chef's declarative language makes it easy to define and manage the desired state of infrastructure components. By defining "recipes" and "cookbooks" that describe the desired configuration of each resource, Chef ensures that the infrastructure remains consistent and predictable across environments.
Another strength of Chef is its flexibility and extensibility. Chef has a large community of users and contributors who have created a wide range of plugins, integrations, and cookbooks that can be used to automate everyday tasks and integrate with other tools. This makes Progress Chef easy to customize Chef to suit an organisation's specific needs, whether a small startup or a large enterprise.
What do you dislike about the product?
However, like any tool, Progress Chef also has some potential drawbacks. For example, it can have a steep learning curve, especially for those new to infrastructure automation or programming. Additionally, Chef's complexity and flexibility can sometimes make troubleshooting problems or maintaining large codebases difficult.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Chef helps me to solve the following problems in my IT environment:
Ensuring consistency: With Chef, IT professionals can define the desired configuration of each component in their infrastructure as code. This ensures that the infrastructure remains consistent and predictable across environments, reducing the risk of human error and simplifying troubleshooting.
Automating tasks: Chef allows IT professionals to automate many of the tasks involved in managing infrastructure, such as provisioning new servers, deploying applications, and configuring network settings. This can save significant time and effort, freeing IT professionals to focus on higher-level tasks.
Scaling infrastructure: Chef makes it easier to scale infrastructure resources up or down in response to changing demand. This can help organizations save costs by only using the resources they need, and it can also improve reliability and performance by allowing resources to be added or removed as needed.
Improving security: Chef can help IT professionals improve the security of their infrastructure by automating the configuration of security settings and policies, such as firewalls and access controls. This can help reduce the risk of security breaches and ensure that the infrastructure remains compliant with relevant regulations and standards.
Ensuring consistency: With Chef, IT professionals can define the desired configuration of each component in their infrastructure as code. This ensures that the infrastructure remains consistent and predictable across environments, reducing the risk of human error and simplifying troubleshooting.
Automating tasks: Chef allows IT professionals to automate many of the tasks involved in managing infrastructure, such as provisioning new servers, deploying applications, and configuring network settings. This can save significant time and effort, freeing IT professionals to focus on higher-level tasks.
Scaling infrastructure: Chef makes it easier to scale infrastructure resources up or down in response to changing demand. This can help organizations save costs by only using the resources they need, and it can also improve reliability and performance by allowing resources to be added or removed as needed.
Improving security: Chef can help IT professionals improve the security of their infrastructure by automating the configuration of security settings and policies, such as firewalls and access controls. This can help reduce the risk of security breaches and ensure that the infrastructure remains compliant with relevant regulations and standards.
Gets the job done in a nice and easy way
What do you like best about the product?
Automation has never been so easy to do, whether it is a server or other software-related workload; the progressive chef is handy has always been a forte. My team started using progressive chef before puppet or even ansible, and it's still everyone's favorite
What do you dislike about the product?
Not everyone had it easy with how to use it from the start, but after a while, everyone was alright. Create more developer advocates and communities around the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Devops tooling for the automation of our software systems. We used chef to automate our Quality Assurance environment before deploying it into production. We have been able to reduce technical debt and go faster then if we were not using it
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