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The Future of Configuration Management Software is Policy Enforcement

The old way we’ve thought about configuration management software has passed — we need a new perspective that takes into account the importance of policy enforcement. Let’s dig deeper into what this means for DevOps, your overall security and compliance strategy, and IT.
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Why You Should Avoid Windows Group Policy Management for CIS Compliance

Explore the current challenges of default group policy management and learn a cleaner way of managing exceptions through policy-as-code.
Configuration Management
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Get Started with Puppet: A Tutorial for First-Timers

Ready to get started with Puppet and you don’t know where to begin? This Puppet tutorial blog post will guide you through the first few steps and get you automating in no time.
How to & Use Cases, Products & Services
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DoD Compliance + DoD Configuration Management: How to Get Compliant with Less Effort

Learn how federal IT teams can automate DoD continuous compliance without the delay, risk, and cost of manual approaches.
Security & Compliance, Government
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Platform Engineering Tools: 12 Types of Tools to Use in Your Platform

Platform engineering tools are the apps in an internal developer platform (IDP), like configuration management, automation + more. See common types + use cases in this handy blog.
Platform Engineering, DevOps
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What is Event-Driven Automation? Event-Driven Automation Programming Examples

Using event-driven automation programming examples, learn how to put this powerful series of event triggers to work in your system.
DevOps
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Managing Compliance: Tips + Strategies for Breaking the Vicious Scan-Fix-Drift Cycle

Managing compliance in IT means defining and enforcing a desired state configuration in your IT systems. Read this blog to get an idea of managing compliance tasks and how to break the scan-fix-drift cycle.
Security & Compliance, Infrastructure Automation
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Puppet vs. SaltStack: Best SaltStack Alternatives List + Detailed Comparisons

On the hunt for the best SaltStack alternatives or wondering how Puppet vs. SaltStack compares? This blog will break down the differences and similarities between each configuration management platform.
Ecosystems & Integrations
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Government Risk Management: How Agencies Balance the Risks vs. Benefits of Digital Transformation

Government risk management is an agency’s plan for responding to dangers to the well-being of citizens. In this blog, learn how agencies can modernize IT + mitigate risk.
Government, Security & Compliance
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What is Hybrid Cloud Automation? Examples, Use Cases + More Essential Info

Everything you need to know about hybrid cloud automation with helpful tips to make it work harder for you.
Infrastructure Automation, Cloud
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Puppet vs. Chef: Key Capabilities, Use Cases + A Comparison Table

Puppet and Chef are two of the most popular infrastructure automation and configuration management solutions available. Here, we give an overview of the ways they’re similar, how they’re different, and what makes Puppet the best in its class.
Ecosystems & Integrations
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What the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy Means for Your IT

To help you understand the U.S.’s new national cyber strategy, this post will dive into the highlights, who needs to worry about it, and what the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy means for your IT and infrastructure.
Security & Compliance