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Chef InSpec
Introducing Chef Workstation
By Nick Rycar
We’re excited to announce the release of Chef Workstation, providing everything you need to get started with Chef with a simple one-click installation. Ad-Hoc Configuration Management with chef-run Chef Workstation comes with the new chef-run utility, which can be used to execute chef code on any remote system accessible via SSH or WinRM.
Read moreChef DK 3.0 Released
By Nick Rycar
Today we’re delighted to announce the release of Chef DK 3.0. With this release, you can detect and correct issues across more platforms faster than ever before with the addition of Chef 14 and InSpec 2.
Read moreRelativity’s Cloud Theory Becomes Reality with Azure, Chef, and 10th Magnitude
Bringing your companies platform to the cloud with the goal of developing software with speed requires a solid strategy and key partner integration. Relativity, an e-discovery platform for litigation, internal investigations, and compliance projects, realized together with Microsoft Azure, Chef Automate, and 10th Magnitude, this could be a reality.
Read moreChef Open Source Community News – April 2018
By Julian Dunn
Here’s what happened in the Chef, Habitat and InSpec open-source communities over the last month. Chef The biggest news from the Chef project is that we released Chef 14, a faster and easier to use Chef.
Read moreWhat to Expect When You’re InSpec’ing
“What to expect when you’re InSpec-ing” is a series of concise learning segments focused on InSpec topics using InSpec resources and controls in quick examples that demonstrate the feature set of the InSpec compliance and testing suite. To develop the “Auditing with InSpec” certification, the Chef Training team immersed ourselves in how InSpec worked.
Read moreUsing InSpec to Achieve Compliance Automation with Ansible
Auditing systems for continuous compliance is a must, and with Chef InSpec you can analyze any system for problems -- even if it wasn't initially configured with Chef.
Read moreAugment your Audits with InSpec 2.0
By Nick Rycar
InSpec is a powerful framework for automating the testing and auditing of environments you manage. With the recent release of InSpec 2.0, it’s gotten even better with various performance improvements, extra resources, and for the first time, the ability to scan not only servers, but cloud endpoints with new AWS and Microsoft Azure resources.
Read moreChef’s Approach to CIS Critical Security Controls v7.0
By Davy McAleer
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) have just released the latest version of the Critical Security Controls, designed to provide patterns and practices to help protect organizations and data from cyber attacks.
Read moreChef Open Source Community News – March 2018
By Julian Dunn
Here’s this month’s roundup of all the news from across Chef’s open source projects for the month of March. Chef With only another two weeks to go until the official release of Chef 14, the team is hard at work on merging in the last features with the stretch goal of hitting 30 new resources.
Read moreMigrating to the Cloud with Chef and CTP
By Nick Rycar
A successful cloud migration requires careful planning. Over the past few months, we’ve been taking a look at how your organization can prepare for that migration. In January, my colleague Matt Carter introduced the Shared Responsibility Model, and how Chef can help you validate your areas of concern.
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