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Why “Why-Run” Mode Is Considered Harmful
This is a bit of an odd post as product marketing is usually not in the position of recommending against the use of certain product features. But a question about Chef’s “why-run” mode came up during a webinar last week, and we’ve heard several other stories of customers still using this feature in Chef.
Auditing with InSpec – New Chef Certification Exam
If you read Julian Dunn’s recent blog post and the follow up InSpec 2.0 Cloud Resources Mini-Tutorial you know that Chef recently launched InSpec 2.0.
Exporting Docker Images for Cloud Foundry with Habitat
With Habitat, it’s easy to package and export your applications to any environment, and Cloud Foundry is no exception. Our friends over at Stark & Wayne set up a quick demo to just how easy it can be! Set up Habitat First, clone the example Node repo here.
A trip to the Wayback Machine: DevOps Kung Fu and throwback t-shirts
With ChefConf18 coming up in May, we’ve been digging into the archives to share some of attendee’s favorite sessions from past events. This week, we’re going back to 2015 where Chef CTO and co-founder Adam Jacob shares his thoughts and insights on the relationship and similarity between DevOps practices and Kung Fu.
Using AWS Systems Manager to Run Compliance Scans Using InSpec
Starting today, all AWS customers have the ability to perform compliance as code using InSpec through AWS EC2 Systems Manager (SSM). InSpec, an open-source testing framework from Chef, provides teams the ability to define and assess system state and status across the entire application lifecycle.
Automate Compliance with AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
In an era of rapidly developing threats and continually evolving compliance frameworks, we need to be able to react quickly. The most successful organizations pursue continuous automation in three stages: detect, correct, and automate.
Kitchen-Docker or Kitchen-Dokken? Using Test Kitchen and Docker for fast cookbook testing
Chef’s Test Kitchen project allows for fast functional testing of infrastructure code.
Introducing Habitat Personal Access Tokens
What are Habitat tokens? With a recent revision of the Habitat builder site, some brand new functionality has now become available for Habitat users.
Open Source & Dollar Bills: Building a Successful Company on “Free” Software
How do you build a successful, profitable company on top of open-source software, when you’re giving away the core product?