Chef PAYG

What do you like best about the product?

Chef 360 is the product which I can try to migrate from infra server in my organisation to uplift new features for our customers

What do you dislike about the product?

Progress team has to come up with an AI option if possible so that we can think of how it would be useful for us to improve our infrastructure experience for customers

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Compliance is one of the key which we have used to solve our hardening operating system

What do you like best about the product?

It user friendly and makes the repeative infrastructure jobs easy.It uses different language and any modifications of cookbook can be done easiy

What do you dislike about the product?

Sometimes the failures are hard to figure out

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Routine tasks like server database provision, mundane tasks also can be automated

What do you like best about the product?

I like how Progress Chef offers easy configuration management and makes the upgrade of software components in our entire infrastructure simple, even within a regulated environment. I appreciate its capability to maintain industry-standard CIS across all the software in the organization. Plus, I find the infrastructure ageless and straightforward to manage.

What do you dislike about the product?

I find writing code in Ruby difficult. Ruby is not widely used in the industry, and it's hard to find programmers who know Ruby, plus learning it takes a long time. Also, the initial setup of Progress Chef was not easy.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Progress Chef for managing configurations and upgrading software components easily, even in a regulated environment. It helps maintain industry-standard CIS across our organization's software, making infrastructure management ageless and simple.

What do you like best about the product?

Compliance and the flexibility to leverage automations on fly

What do you dislike about the product?

The solution innovations frequency and the new enhancements are very delayed

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Able to utilise the hardening very effectively and very easy to automate the manual things

What do you like best about the product?

It can handle large infrastructure setups with ease.

What do you dislike about the product?

The documentation doesn’t provide enough detail for anyone who wants to build custom automations around it.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

If configured correctly, Chef provides a bird’s-eye view of the entire infrastructure estate. It can be useful for a large number of people across the team.

What do you like best about the product?

Products experience andcustomer connect

What do you dislike about the product?

Documentation is not that great for new release

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Infrastructure as code work great with th chef and complaince reporting

What do you like best about the product?

Best thing for me is support I am getting during P1 and P2 issues

What do you dislike about the product?

Learning content is less compare to other technologies on public platforms

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have custom patching solution where user has so many customisations are required which we have built on chef

What do you like best about the product?

Configuration Management tool where lot of tools miss to maintain the configurations in regular interval

What do you dislike about the product?

Documentation and probably more ways to help on how to perform

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Compliance on the nodes and patching the nodes auto trigger with sn integration

What do you like best about the product?

I use Progress Chef for automation and managing servers. I really appreciate its fast automation and self-provisioning of VMs, which makes managing our VMs easier. I also like having a full view of our VMs in terms of space, CPU, and health checks. Following the Chef tutorials to set up the environment was straightforward and helpful.

What do you dislike about the product?

I think AI should be included to assist with quick analysis. For health checks and monitoring, AI could send notifications to all VM owners to check their VMs if there are any issues.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Progress Chef for automation and managing servers. It solves fast automation and self-provisioning of VMs, making managing our VMs easier. I enjoy having a full view of our VMs regarding space, CPU, and health checks.

What do you like best about the product?

I like how Progress Chef structures workflows and clearly defines each step in the process. It helps me track who is responsible for what and ensures tasks move smoothly from one stage to the next, improving coordination and reducing delays in handling survey data. The setup was smooth and easy to follow, allowing us to configure workflows and start tracking tasks without major issues. It has made task management more structured, allowing me to prioritize better and identify delays early, improving efficiency. I also appreciate how it coordinates tasks and tracks progress across different systems, making the overall workflow more organized.

What do you dislike about the product?

So far everything works well for the team especially in terms of tracking and managing workflows. However, when handling large volumes of data it can take time to locate specific tasks or processing stages. Improving filtering and search options such as filtering by stages, data type or priority, would make it easier to manage workloads more efficiently. This would help save time and make it easier to focus on critical tasks.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Progress Chef to manage survey data workflows, structure tasks, and track progress. It solves coordination challenges, reduces confusion, and prevents bottlenecks, improving efficiency. I appreciate how it defines workflow stages and task ownership, helping prioritize better and identify delays early.