I'm curious about the relevance of Chef/Cinc in 2025, especially since it's widely used in my organization for managing Linux servers. We have a lot of existing cookbooks for Linux configurations, but now we're also expanding to Windows nodes. I need to adapt a lot of the previous Linux setups for Windows and create new cookbooks as well. Is Chef/Cinc still a solid choice for this transitioning process?
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You might want to consider other tools too, like Puppet, Ansible, or Salt. Microsoft's Desired State Configuration is another option, but it doesn't have as many solid pull server solutions, so you'd likely be integrating it with your existing tools. However, if your team has a strong preference for Chef, that might be a good reason to stick with it.
Why not check out Ansible? It seems to be pretty popular across industries, and picking it up could be beneficial for your career in a Windows environment!
Chef is great for Windows management! It handles Windows nodes quite well, and I don't really see any other tool that could replace it effectively right now. If you’ve already invested in Chef, sticking with it makes a lot of sense as you transition to Windows.
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