About Chef
Chef is an enterprise platform for automating infrastructure, compliance and operational workflows. It is part of the Progress Chef product line.
What it does
Teams describe the desired state of servers and cloud resources as code, and Chef enforces that state across many machines. The Chef 360 platform adds a web interface for running audits, orchestrating multi-step jobs and managing nodes at scale. Operations teams can use it for routine work and for planned or emergency changes.
Key features
- Standardize infrastructure configuration across nodes
- Run compliance audits on a schedule
- Orchestrate multi-step operational workflows
- Build workflows from pre-defined templates
- Manage cloud and on-premises environments together
Who it's for
Enterprise DevOps and platform teams that manage many servers and need repeatable setups. Large IT and security teams also use it for compliance reporting and audit trails, especially when several departments share the same infrastructure.
Pricing and good to know
Chef is sold to enterprises, and a free trial can be requested from the website. Teams usually request a demo to discuss plans and deployment options. A full rollout across many environments takes planning, training and some time to migrate existing configuration code.
Highlights
- Standardize server configuration across nodes
- Run compliance audits on demand or on a schedule
- Orchestrate multi-step operational workflows
- Use templates for incident and certificate tasks
