A key reason that an enterprise adopts infrastructure automation is to allow for the fast and efficient deployment and ongoing management of their infrastructure. They also realize an added benefit in that automation can be a key component in satisfying your governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) challenges – by standardizing and automating the way […]
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GDPR as part of your corporate compliance profile
With the changes in EU regulation that GDPR introduces, specifically relating to the processing of EU citizens’ personal data, organisations are facing fresh challenges in how they prove compliance. GDPR brings particular burdens with the ‘Privacy by Design’ mandate that requires data privacy be part of the system design process from day one. In previous GDPR […]
Read MorePurposeful Patching with Chef Automate
As the environments we manage grow, so too does the potential risk to our systems as new vulnerabilities and exploits seem to crop up on a regular basis. As such, a question folks frequently ask is, “how can I use Chef to apply patches to the systems I manage?” The short answer is, very easily; […]
Read MoreContinuous Automation at Texas A&M University
Velocity increasingly drives the modern IT landscape. The convenience of being able to control nearly every aspect of our lives from the phones in our pockets brings with it an expectation that the companies and services we patronize and depend on evolve to meet our needs at breakneck speed. IT automation has grown up in […]
Read MoreContainer Compliance and Security: Beyond Vulnerabilities
One trend as you look at the container market is stronger emphasis on the security of containers. Most of this emphasis is in regards to shipping software with known vulnerabilities in your container images, such as software that’s distributed as part of your Operating System. There have been a few different studies performed, one over […]
Read MoreAdding compliance assurance into DevOps practices to ship software faster with less risk
Software-based services — apps! — are now the primary way a company connects with customers. A company’s best chance in competing for a larger piece of the market is by shipping software faster. Teams need to continuously deliver infrastructure to run applications, regardless of location or computing environment. But companies can’t ship software faster if […]
Read MoreSet up a Patch Management System Using Chef Automate
How does Chef handle patch management? The short answer is: it depends. For some organizations, patch management is simply a matter of running vendor-recommended updates on a fairly regular interval, while having the flexibility to install on-demand updates as vulnerabilities like 0-days require. For others, environments must be entirely air gapped, and multiple internal repositories and […]
Read MoreTop 10 Most Viewed Blogs of 2016
In 2016, we published more than 200 blog posts, highlighting major releases and announcements, partnerships and integrations, skill-building and how to articles, and more. Here are the top ten most viewed posts of 2016. #10 Deploy a Java Web App on Tomcat 8 with Habitat In September, we released a new Habitat Package for deploying a JavaEE […]
Read MoreManage Secrets with Chef and HashiCorps Vault
On November 22, 2016, I presented a webinar with Seth Vargo on managing secrets with Chef and HashiCorp’s Vault. Our very large and highly engaged audience came prepared with great questions. We started off talking about generic secrets, and why you should start rotating them. From there, Seth went into the traditional ways you do secrets with […]
Read More“Shift Left” Security and Compliance Automation with InSpec and Chef
Velocity needs control to be successful. As DevOps delivers high-velocity, high-performing digital transformation for business, there is increased focus on the need for security and compliance capabilities to match. Balancing these two seemingly contradictory demands – velocity and control – is difficult. We’re excited that our launch of InSpec 1.0, and its integration with Chef […]
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