Welcome to ChefConf Online week! On the surface, this year’s event looks a lot different than years past. While we’ve moved to a new online format, what hasn’t changed is creating the opportunity for the Chef community to gather in one place, learn about what’s new in the DevSecOps and Automation space, get best practices […]
Read MoreAuthor: Matt Carter
Matt Carter is Senior Director of Product Marketing at Chef. For 20 years Matt Carter has created end-to-end marketing and evangelism programs for companies and products in the developer and IT space, including Microsoft, Hortonworks, Shippable and TDWI. Matt is based in Seattle, WA, where he enjoys playing tennis and honing his BBQ skills. Contact Matt at mcarter@chef.io.
Reinventing Community for the New Normal
Community is at the center of everything we do at Chef. In 2019, Chef engineers and advocates engaged with over 10,000 members of the community through in-person events like ChefConf, meetups and user groups, industry events, and customer meetings. While COVID-19 has taken these in-person events away, the need for person-to-person connection has never been […]
Read MoreConnect with Chef at AWS re:Invent
We’ve been gearing up for this year’s installment of AWS re:Invent, the biggest event in the AWS universe with over 60,000 attendees coming together in Las Vegas to learn about the latest and greatest innovations coming to the AWS Cloud. Chef has a full week of activities planned at the conference–check out the summary below. […]
Read More“Do Change” with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
One of the best things about working at Chef is seeing how our customers use technology to create innovations and make a real difference through their work. This feeling was never stronger than it was at ChefConf this year, where Sue Taylor, the CIO of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, shared how she sees […]
Read More“The most ambitious version of you”. Barry Crist’s challenge to the audience at ChefConf
Last month at ChefConf18 in Chicago, Chef CEO Barry Crist kicked off the proceedings with a provocative look at the state of the changes in digital transformation efforts, and asked the question to the crowd: “what comes afterwards?” Barry’s keynote focused on the challenges and aspirations faced by both companies and individuals in the industry […]
Read MoreIBM, Alaska Airlines, Orasi recognized at 2018 Chef Awards
Today at ChefConf18 we recognized some of our most innovative Chef customers and partners at our Customer of the Year awards. These awards, in their first year, recognize companies doing awesome things with Chef to drive their businesses forward with automation. Josh Crossman, with help from Adam Jacob and Barry Crist, presented the awards in […]
Read MoreThe guide to AWS learning opportunities at ChefConf 2018
ChefConf 2018 is coming up quickly (May 23-25 in Chicago, IL): one of the key themes of this year’s conference is support for the major cloud platforms from AWS, Microsoft, and Google. Today, I’ll highlight some of the sessions for AWS-focused organizations. ChefConf attendees who are using or evaluating Amazon Web Services will find a […]
Read MoreAutomating Azure and More! A Closer Look at Microsoft-focused Sessions at ChefConf
ChefConf 2018 is coming up quickly (May 23-25 in Chicago, IL): one of the key themes of this year’s conference is support for the major cloud platforms from Microsoft, AWS and Google. In the next few days I’ll focus on the content at ChefConf supporting these three clouds, from migration to operations to detecting and […]
Read MoreChefConf 2018: Announcing Main Stage Speakers
It’s just under a month until ChefConf 2018 kicks off in Chicago! We’ve been busy putting the finishing touches on the program for the event, May 22-25 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Today I’m excited to share more of our program with you, and some of the partners and customers who have agreed to spend […]
Read MoreA 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. In this session, Adam […]
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