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Chef Infra
Chef Automate and Infra Server Critical Update for AWS RDS January 2022

By Aaron Kraft
A critical update for Chef Automate was released on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, and should be applied by Monday, January 17, 2022, for any customers using Chef Automate in conjunction with AWS RDS to ensure service is not disrupted.
Read moreHosted Chef Scheduled Maintenance and Downtime January 6, 2022

By Mark Cavins
Hosted Chef, your gateway to managing Chef infrastructure in the cloud, is set to receive an upgrade to its database. In order to facilitate this upgrade, we will be migrating all content to a new version of PostgreSQL. We will also be upgrading the application to Chef Infra server 14.10.
Read moreSupermarket.chef.io set to get an Infrastructure upgrade
Chef Supermarket, your gateway to finding the cookbooks best suited for your DevOps needs, is set to receive an upgrade to its infrastructure. In order to facilitate this upgrade, we will be migrating all content to new hardware. Early 2022 The outage will affect the Supermarket web application and all APIs that point to supermarket.chef.io. Supermarket is a very important content source for our community. We believe that this shift in the underlying infrastructure on which it is hosted is vital in ensuring we can serve you best in the long term.
Read moreChef Guide: Accelerate test-driven development with Chef Workstation and Test Kitchen

By John Tonello
Whether you’re new to Chef or an old pro, Test Kitchen can be a boon to anyone looking to dive into test-driven automation practices and rapid code development.
Read moreChef Product Launches, Roadmaps, and Webinars ohmy!
We’ve had a couple of big events in the last month, and I wanted to make sure you saw them! Infra Client 17 Launch At the end of April, we hosted our Chef Infra Client 17’s Virtual Launch, and registration for that event blew away all of our previous webinars.
Read moreProduct Announcement: New Chef Infra Server Automate Functionality and EOL Updates for Chef Manage and Backend
EOL Notice: The end-of-life (EOL) dates for Chef Manage 2.5.x+, Chef Backend 2.x have been extended from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
Read moreChef Community Recognition Program and Live Celebration
On April 28th Tim Smith (AKA tas50) and I are hosting the launch of Chef Infra Client 17 (register here if you haven’t yet!). As part of the launch, we’re including a Community of Contributors Celebration. I’m excited to be able to start this new annual recognition program that acknowledges both internal and external contributors to Chef’s open-source projects.
Read moreChef Announcements: New EAS Release, Chef Infra Client 17 and Community Celebration Event
Chef was built around a vibrant, innovative, and supportive community that helped shape the DevOps movement and usher in a series of automation capabilities to help organizations deliver infrastructure and applications quickly and securely. Today, Progress Software announced updates to the Chef portfolio and community program to build on that heritage.
Read moreGoodbye ChefDK, Hello Chef Workstation

By Tim Smithh
With the end of 2020 fast approaching, ChefDK is nearing end-of-life status. Don’t panic just yet though, because we have a simple upgrade path that will give you even better functionality for managing Chef products.
Read moreAnnouncing the Chef Infra Server 13 Deprecation

By Tim Smithh
Today we are announcing the deprecation of Chef Infra Server 13, with the eventual end of life (EOL) date of June 30th, 2021. On the EOL date, all development will terminate and no new versions will be released.
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