Chef is a configuration management tool, and I work for the product team of Chef. All the DevOps teams mainly use Chef for configuration management of their servers or infrastructure.
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The solution can be used by people who want to do configuration management with infrastructure as a code
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Chef is a great tool for an automation person who wants to do configuration management with infrastructure as a code.
What needs improvement?
Chef does not support the containerized things of Chef products. In the future, Chef could develop a docker container or docker images.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Chef for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Chef a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Thousands of customers are using the solution.
I rate Chef a nine out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support team is really good, and you can directly contact them regarding any issues.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup for clients is very easy, but it is moderate for the infra server. The solution's documentation is very good, and its installation can be done in 15 to 20 minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Chef is priced based on the number of nodes.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate Chef a nine out of ten.
Dive into Progress Chef and you won't look back
What do you like best about the product?
I was immediately drawn to Progress Chef because of its effortless implementation process. Additionally, the abundance of features that cater to both basic and advanced needs significantly contributes to its popularity within our organization.
What do you dislike about the product?
One small issue I have with Progress Chef is the initial feeling of being overwhelmed by its numerous features. It might be helpful for new users if there was a guided tour or a categorized list of features to make it more manageable.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
By offering automation and consistent deployment tools, Progress Chef has alleviated many of the challenges we faced in software delivery. The result? Faster release cycles and higher confidence in our outputs.
It's amazing how Progress Chef makes complex tasks feel so simple
What do you like best about the product?
Progress Chef's intuitive user interface makes it easy for all team members to take advantage of its extensive feature set. The solution provides various capabilities to cater to different needs. Whenever any issues arise, Progress Chef's customer support promptly and helpfully resolves them.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some parts of Progress Chef might appear a bit complex. If those sections were streamlined, it would be easier to navigate. Simplifying things a little could greatly improve the flow of navigation. Overall, it is a good tool, but trimming down and simplifying certain areas could enhance the user experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing our IT tasks used to be quite challenging, as we had to handle numerous manual processes. However, ever since implementing Progress Chef, our workflow has become significantly smoother. The tools provided by Progress Chef have greatly enhanced the organization and productivity of our operations.
A growing product for Infrastructure Automation and Compliance
What do you like best about the product?
Great community of users and contributors
Extensibility of the products allows customizations to be treated as 1st class citizens
Infrastructure as Code + Compliance as Code!
Code is very easy to read and write
Extensibility of the products allows customizations to be treated as 1st class citizens
Infrastructure as Code + Compliance as Code!
Code is very easy to read and write
What do you dislike about the product?
Documentation can be sparse/inaccurate/non-existent/overly technical - Really need that community support for complicated issues
Paid support can be difficult to get through to someone you feel like understands the problem, or that can speak in a way that is adequately technical (have you tried turning it off and back on again?)
Paid support can be difficult to get through to someone you feel like understands the problem, or that can speak in a way that is adequately technical (have you tried turning it off and back on again?)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ensured compliance
Deployment of systems with minimal user effort
Turning pets to cattle
Deployment of systems with minimal user effort
Turning pets to cattle
The new standard in software solutions
What do you like best about the product?
Progress Chef is an incredibly powerful tool that delivers lightning fast and convenient updates. It protects important data and ensuring great security. Unleashing maximum efficiency has never been easier in our company. The ease of implementation is also remarkable.
What do you dislike about the product?
For newcomers to the Progress Chef interface, it may initially appear overwhelming to navigate. Providing more comprehensive guides would greatly enhance the overall experience. As well customer support could be more responvise.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This seamless integration allows us to deliver our products quickly to our users. The incredible ability of Progress Chef to effortlessly integrate with different platforms has proven to be a major advantage, making our operations more efficient and saving us a lot of money.
I loved the convention
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to manage many configurations at once.
What do you dislike about the product?
That it's not scalable, I would like it to be more so.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managig our entire infra from simple CICD practices
Efficiency and Our Path to Streamlined Project
What do you like best about the product?
Progress Chef has significantly streamlined our daily tasks through its automation capabilities. This software provides the flexibility required for customized setups, which is crucial for managing our various projects. Additionally, the resource management features have been excellent, allowing us to allocate our resources effectively. We also greatly appreciate the prompt and helpful customer support team, who are always available to assist us whenever we encounter obstacles.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, the interface can be challenging to navigate, especially when working on complex projects. Improving the interface for greater efficiency would significantly enhance the user experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Chef's automation capabilities have greatly diminished the time we spend on repetitive tasks. Its flexibility enables us to easily adjust to different project demands, and its resource management tools guarantee optimal utilization of resources, ultimately enhancing project efficiency as a whole.
Very pleased with Chef and it's products
What do you like best about the product?
The product line up offered from Chef. I mostly use the Infrastructure management and compliance tools. Super helpful and innovative.
What do you dislike about the product?
In the past, when I've run into hurdles working with Chef software, I've reached out to Chef directly and to the community and don't always find what I need.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Chef is solving infrastructure management and cloud compliance beautifully. It's so much better to just write a cookbook or inspec profile and have Chef do the work than to spend hours doing all the work yourself.
Very Efficient and reliable
What do you like best about the product?
Progress Chef in my opinion is one of the best tools to maintain and manage servers. It has made our job much easier.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are very few downside and even few which I have faced, the setup and downtimes are daunting but apart from it it's great.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Earlier we used to mange our servers and cloud infra, manually but with is product, its way easier for us to understand the problems that occur in our systems.
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What do you like best about the product?
It is very user friendly and helps in staying organized and ensures good quality in mass.
What do you dislike about the product?
Documentation of new features is sometimes not very clear.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps in staying compliant which is something that is always a work in progress
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