We are constantly asked to deliver our infrastructure faster at what seems like a compromise of its quality. Waiting until it’s time to deploy into production is not the moment to see if the cookbooks we have written will work. By adopting a test driven approach to cookbook development we quickly receive feedback through simple […]
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Celebrating 10k registered users on Learn Chef Rally
The Learn Chef team has some news to share! In only four months since we launched the new learning site for Chef practitioners we’ve reached an awesome milestone – over 10,000 users have created a Learn Chef Rally account to track their learning progress. To help us celebrate, head on over to Learn Chef Rally […]
Read MoreWhat’s new in Chef Certification 2.0
There are some exciting things happening in Chef Certification right now. If you dipped in previously and haven’t progressed, then you should come back to check it out. Before you do, here are some highlights of the changes. New: Blended exam format If you’ve sat Local Cookbook Development or Extending Chef exams, you’ll know that […]
Read MoreSlalom’s approach to breaking down silos between DevOps and Security Teams
Part Automation, Part Culture When you think about your technology choices, its important to consider how those choices will impact the overall goals of the organization and not just one team. The tools you choose should reinforce the behaviors you want to see. Ultimately, this new way of working transforms your culture. Slalom Consulting, a […]
Read MoreBuild your IT automation and DevOps skills this summer
The dog days of summer are upon us making it a great time to stay inside with the air-conditioning to focus on developing your IT automation and DevOps skills. While planning this blog post, I came across a quote from Bob Melk, President of Dice: “Skills that were used a year ago may not be […]
Read MoreChef Automate Pilot: Try Chef Automate using Docker
Chef is excited to announce a new Learn Chef Rally module that introduces you to Chef Automate. Try the Chef Automate Pilot now or read on to learn what it’s all about. Run Chef Automate in 3 steps In this module, you’ll have a working pilot version of Chef Automate running on your desktop computer or […]
Read MoreLearn Chef Rally: More Reasons to Learn
I am excited to see that so many of you have checked out the new Learn Chef Rally site – https://learn.chef.io. There is a lot of Chef learning available to you and we want to encourage you to continue to go through tracks and modules. I know that learning Chef is an important achievement in […]
Read MoreOur First Month with Learn Chef Rally
One month ago, we launched a new learning site for Chef practitioners called Learn Chef Rally. The release was a very exciting moment for our team and we were thrilled to share it all with many of you at ChefConf 2017. We debuted a completely revamped website, with 12 tracks and over 50 modules. It’s […]
Read MoreThe 3 Must See Blog Posts You Missed Last Week
With all the buzz of ChefConf last week, you may have missed some of our announcements. Get in the know and check out these three must see posts: InSpec launches support for cloud platform assessments Use InSpec for cloud native security and integration testing with three new open-source incubation projects: inspec-aws, inspec-azure, and inspec-vmware. Read more […]
Read MoreChef Announcements: Lighting the Path from Here to There
Technology shifts, such as the moves toward cloud-native applications and container-first architectures, make it clear that tomorrow will look very different from today. But how to get from here to there? Today Chef announced a host of new product features, partner offerings, and skill-building opportunities that, taken together, light a path for enterprises to follow. At […]
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