3 Best DevOps Configuration Management Tools for 2023

We explore some of the best configuration management tools and software for DevOps. Learn about their pricing, features, benefits and more. Continue reading 3 Best DevOps Configuration Management Tools for 2023

3 Best DevOps Configuration Management Tools for 2023

We explore some of the best configuration management tools and software for DevOps. Learn about their pricing, features, benefits and more. Continue reading 3 Best DevOps Configuration Management Tools for 2023

Best Infrastructure as Code Tools for DevOps in 2023

Learn about some of the most popular and best Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and software for DevOps developers and engineers. Continue reading Best Infrastructure as Code Tools for DevOps in 2023

Fylamynt raises $6.5M for its cloud workflow automation platform

Fylamynt, a new service that helps businesses automate their cloud workflows, today announced both the official launch of its platform as well as a $6.5 million seed round. The funding round was led by Google’s AI-focused Gradient Ventures fund. Mango Capital and Point72 Ventures also participated. At first glance, the idea behind Fylamynt may sound […] Continue reading Fylamynt raises $6.5M for its cloud workflow automation platform

Progress snags software automation platform Chef for $220M

Progress, a Boston area developer tool company, boosted its offerings in a big way today when it announced it was acquiring software automation platform Chef for $220 million. Chef, which went 100% open source last year, had annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $70 million from the commercial side of the house. Needless to say, Progress […] Continue reading Progress snags software automation platform Chef for $220M

Chef’s innovations enable continuous secure app delivery for InfraOps, AppOps and SecOps teams

Chef announced a number of new products designed to enable coded enterprises to work across silos to build competitive advantage through automation. The newly introduced Chef Compliance and Chef Desktop, in addition to notable enhancements to Chef’s ap… Continue reading Chef’s innovations enable continuous secure app delivery for InfraOps, AppOps and SecOps teams

Is It Legit to Use Fear as Part of My Pretext?

One question I get asked often is, “Chris, isn’t it legit to use fear as part of my pretext in a social engineering exercise? I mean, after all, the bad guys are doing it. Wouldn’t it be realistic?”  Well I can’t argu… Continue reading Is It Legit to Use Fear as Part of My Pretext?

Chef CEO does an about face, says company will not renew ICE contract

After stating clearly on Friday that he would honor a $95,000 contract with ICE, CEO Barry Crist must have had a change of heart over the weekend. In a blog post, this morning he wrote that the company would not be renewing the contract with ICE after all. “After deep introspection and dialog within Chef, […] Continue reading Chef CEO does an about face, says company will not renew ICE contract

Programmer who took down open source pieces over Chef ICE contract responds

On Friday afternoon Chef CEO Barry Crist and CTO Corey Scobie sat down with TechCrunch to defend their contract with ICE after a firestorm on social media called for them to cut ties with the controversial agency. On Sunday, programmer Seth Vargo, the man who removed his open source components, which contributed to a partial […] Continue reading Programmer who took down open source pieces over Chef ICE contract responds

Chef CEO says he’ll continue to work with ICE in spite of protests

Yesterday, software development tool maker Chef found itself in the middle of a firestorm after a Tweet called them out for doing business with DHS/ICE. Eventually it led to an influential open source developer removing a couple of key pieces of software from the project, bringing down some parts of Chef’s commercial business. Chef intends […] Continue reading Chef CEO says he’ll continue to work with ICE in spite of protests