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Description

AWS CloudFormation is a powerful tool for provisioning and managing infrastructure, enabling users to create resource templates that outline a collection of AWS resources for deployment. These templates facilitate version control of your infrastructure and allow for quick, repeatable replication of your stacks. You can easily define components like an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) subnet or manage services such as AWS OpsWorks or Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) without hassle. Whether you need to run a single Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance or a sophisticated multi-region application, CloudFormation supports your needs. With features that allow for automation, testing, and deployment of infrastructure templates through continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) processes, it streamlines your cloud operations. Furthermore, by treating infrastructure as code, AWS CloudFormation enhances the modeling, provisioning, and management of both AWS and third-party resources. This approach not only accelerates the cloud provisioning process but also promotes consistency and reliability across deployments.

Description

Chef transforms infrastructure into code. Chef automates how you build, deploy and manage your infrastructure. Your infrastructure can be as easily modified, tested, and repeated as application code. Chef Infrastructure Management automates infrastructure management automation to ensure configurations are consistently applied in all environments. Chef Compliance makes it easy for the enterprise to enforce and maintain compliance. Chef App Delivery enables you to deliver consistent, high-quality application results at scale. Chef Desktop allows IT teams automate the deployment, management and ongoing compliance for IT resources.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Enov8 Yes 
New Relic Yes 
Opsera Yes 
Snow Commander Yes 
StrongDM Yes 
Userify Yes 
configure8 Yes 
Armis Centrix No 
Azure DevTest Labs No 
BigID Yes 
Bigeye Yes 
ClusterControl No 
Crafter CMS Yes 
Dqlite No 
Eco No 
MicroStack No 
Resolve No 
StackStorm No 
Yotascale Yes 

Integrations

Enov8 Yes 
New Relic Yes 
Opsera Yes 
Snow Commander Yes 
StrongDM Yes 
Userify Yes 
configure8 Yes 
Armis Centrix Yes 
Azure DevTest Labs Yes 
BigID No 
Bigeye No 
ClusterControl Yes 
Crafter CMS No 
Dqlite Yes 
Eco Yes 
MicroStack Yes 
Resolve Yes 
StackStorm Yes 
Yotascale No 

Pricing Details

$0.0009 per handler operation
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Amazon

Founded

1994

Country

United States

Website

aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Progress Software

Founded

1981

Country

United States

Website

www.chef.io

Product Features

Cloud Management

Access Control No 
Billing & Provisioning No 
Capacity Analytics No 
Cost Management No 
Demand Monitoring No 
Multi-Cloud Management No 
Performance Analytics No 
SLA Management No 
Supply Monitoring No 
Workflow Approval No 

Continuous Integration

Build Log No 
Change Management No 
Configuration Management No 
Continuous Delivery No 
Continuous Deployment No 
Debugging No 
Permission Management No 
Quality Assurance Management No 
Testing Management No 

DevOps

Approval Workflow No 
Dashboard No 
KPIs No 
Policy Management No 
Portfolio Management No 
Prioritization No 
Release Management No 
Timeline Management No 
Troubleshooting Reports No 

Product Features

Configuration Management

Access Control / Permissions Yes 
Application Deployment Yes 
Automated Provisioning Yes 
Infrastructure Automation Yes 
Node Management Yes 
Orchestration Yes 
Reporting Analytics / Visualization Yes 
Task Management Yes 

Continuous Delivery

Application Lifecycle Management No 
Application Release Automation No 
Build Automation No 
Build Log No 
Change Management No 
Configuration Management No 
Continuous Deployment No 
Continuous Integration No 
Feature Toggles / Feature Flags No 
Quality Management No 
Testing Management No 

DevOps

Approval Workflow No 
Dashboard Yes 
KPIs No 
Policy Management No 
Portfolio Management No 
Prioritization No 
Release Management Yes 
Timeline Management Yes 
Troubleshooting Reports Yes 

Software Configuration Management (SCM)

Automated Cleanup No 
Branch Merging No 
Code Review No 
Concurrency Management No 
Defect Tracking No 
Flexible Branching No 
Rapid Hotfix No 
Rapid Rebuilds No 
Regulatory Compliance No 
Version Control / Management No 
Workflow / Process Automation No 

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