The new global group, server-admins, was released in Chef Server 12.4.1. This group improves your ability to customize permissions that affect user management in your Chef Server. Previously, there were only two types of users, regular and super. The server-admins group adds another possibility.

We just released Chef Client 12.7.2 and it is available via the downloads page. Here are some highlights of this release: Updates to versioning specification We recently updated the versioning specification in our release process to facilitate faster releases with lower risk between each release.

Chef Compliance 0.11.1 is now available from the Chef downloads site. This is a minor release update which is recommended for all users for Chef Compliance. **Implemented enhancements:** – Improve feedback when profiles uploaded by reporting any `inspec check` errors – Improvements handling metadata in `inspec.yml`.

As we kickoff 2016 at Chef, I’ve reflected on the important changes impacting our industry and the digital world. Last week I penned a byline in DevOps.com sharing my take on why DevOps will gain mainstream momentum in 2016 and I’m excited to share this perspective here with our broader Chef community.

It’s been a while since we had an update on the status of the native 64-bit Windows Chef client While we have been busy shipping a myriad of new releases and features since Nov, we have not forgotten the 64-bit work!

Supermarket 2.3.3 is now available. This release contains bug fixes, minor enhancements, and security updates. Supermarket version 2.3.3 is a recommended update for all users running their own instances of Supermarket. Packages are available in the stable repository.

Ohai Chefs!  We are delighted to announce the release of a new feature in Chef Delivery. Delivery now supports integration with Atlassian Bitbucket v3.x (formerly known as Stash) as a Source Code Provider. With this feature you can create and manage PRs in Bitbucket via Delivery.

Ohai Chefs, We’re pleased to announce that today we’ve released Chef Server 12.4.1. This is a patch to fix upgrades from Chef Server 11 to Chef Server 12.4. To see the full list of changes, visit the changelog. The release can be downloaded at https://downloads.chef.io/chef-server.

An article I wrote with Jez Humble, “The Core Belief Keeping Marginalized Groups Out of Tech,” is available online in Model View Culture [link]. I think it’s an interesting look at some recent trends about what keeps marginalized groups out of tech.