Chef Masterclass: Data Bags

In this upcoming Progress Chef Masterclass, we're focusing on one of Chef's most versatile and powerful features—Chef Data Bags. Whether you're managing secrets, configurations, or user data across your infrastructure, Chef Data Bags offer a flexible and secure solution for centralized data management. 

Chef Data Bags enable you to store global variables that can be accessed from your recipes, making it easier to manage dynamic content across environments. They are an essential tool for anyone managing large, complex systems who needs to ensure secure, efficient, and consistent deployments. 

But that’s not all—Chef Data Bags can also integrate with third-party tools, making it easier to manage secrets across AWS, Azure, or any external service. Whether you're managing AWS keys, integrating with Azure DevOps, or automating secrets management with HashiCorp Vault, Chef Data Bags provide flexibility for seamless integration into your existing ecosystem. 

In this webinar, we’ll show you how to: 

• Create and Manage Data Bags: Learn how to create, update, and delete Data Bags using Knife, the Chef Workstation command-line tool. 
• Encrypt and Secure Data Bags: Keep sensitive information safe by encrypting Data Bags, ensuring they are only readable by authorized recipes and nodes. 
• Use Data Bags in Recipes: Explore practical examples of using Data Bags in real-world recipes, such as configuring user access and managing API keys across your infrastructure. 
• Integrate with Third-Party Tools: Explore how to use Data Bags in tandem with third-party tools like AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault to automate and scale secrets management across your cloud infrastructure. Learn how to securely manage secrets and credentials for multi-cloud environments and hybrid setups. 

Chef Data Bags offer a powerful way to centralize and secure key configuration data. By attending, you’ll not only learn the technical details of working with Data Bags but also discover how they can simplify your infrastructure management. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Deciding between attributes or data bags 
• Best practices for creating and using Chef Data Bags. 
• How to secure sensitive data through encryption. 
• Practical examples of Data Bags in action to manage system configurations and secrets. 
• Strategies for integrating Chef Data Bags with third-party tools and cloud providers. 
• Ways to automate and streamline infrastructure management using Data Bags. 

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