The US software company Progress recently declared the takeover of Chef, a manufacturer of an established configuration management tool, announced in September, to be complete and has now announced restructuring of the Chef portfolio. The configuration management software Chef Infra and its hosted counterpart Chef Automate are combined into a single offering under the Chef Infrastructure Management brand. The also new brand Chef App Delivery, however, combines the platform-independent deployment tool Chef Habitat with Chef Infra and Chef Automate.

Chef App Delivery is described as a technology-independent modular automation offering that provides applications and infrastructures in on-site, hybrid and cloud environments. Chef Infrastructure Management, on the other hand, is advertised with performance improvements, simplified deployment, easier manageability and reduced upgrade times.

Progress also has a library of Chef Premium Content for compliance with compliance guidelines through a new cloud-based one Content Delivery Service presented to validate company resources against best practices defined by the Center for Internet Security (CIS).

Finally, the ‘Learn Chef’ Skills Validation Program offers levels of validation based on online course – and exam degrees. It expands the Chef Affiliate Program by apparently offering a quick way to train employees and arguably helping customers to add value more quickly through efficient, meaningful, and validated qualifications from progress.

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