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Categories and Ranking

Chef SaaS
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
59th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Windows Server 2022 (Window...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
484th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Aaron Prashanth - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Siemens Industry
Consistent releases have improved collaboration while configuration procedures still need simplification
What stands out for me in Chef SaaS is that the procedure is straightforward and the release goes smoothly because we can create different versions according to our own requirements. Chef SaaS helps with collaboration between our development and operations team. A benefit I can see is that configuring is easier because developers commit new code and new versions, and using Chef SaaS, we can create different cookbooks. Cookbooks contain different recipes, and different cookbooks represent different versions. Using these versions, we can consolidate and create a new package that will help us with the release. Since this is a product-based company and our product is wind turbines, every time we have a product release or patch release, Chef SaaS helps us tremendously. We release different patch cycles such as LTS patch cycles, Windows patches, or any kind of patch feature and built features. To maintain the cycle, the process is quite smooth.
NP
Infrastructure Administrator at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
Centralized infrastructure has streamlined SQL and collaboration workloads while saving administration time
I believe Windows Server 2022 (Windows Server 2022) | Support by SupportedImages can still be improved; it is not perfect yet. I think there should be a lesser number of patches, as every time the system is patched, the vulnerabilities that I scan always show some vulnerabilities. The product should be hardened from the beginning itself. Nothing else comes to mind now regarding disadvantages, but perhaps it requires more brainstorming. So far, I think it is all good with no additional features or integrations needed in Windows Server 2022 (Windows Server 2022) | Support by SupportedImages. Security must be enhanced, for sure.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Chef SaaS has positively impacted my organization by saving more time; we do not need to control Chef control node and we can apply the required changes for VMs quickly, which is a big advantage for our organization."
"Chef SaaS is stable and we have never faced any issues with it, as it is quite reliable and, since it is mature and established, it is capable enough to manage large infrastructures."
"The biggest advantage of Windows Server for me is that it is more secure and adds security complexity to the environment."
"I see savings in time and money with Windows Server 2022 (Windows Server 2022) | Support by SupportedImages."
"The installation of Windows Server 2022 (Windows Server 2022) | Support by SupportedImages is very easy."
 

Cons

"An area of improvement is that if you compare Chef SaaS to Ansible, Ansible is much faster and the process is easier and faster, but Chef SaaS is more complicated."
"I do not see any return on investment from Windows Server, and I do not see that it is saving me time or money."
"I think there should be a lesser number of patches, as every time the system is patched, the vulnerabilities that I scan always show some vulnerabilities."
"Microsoft needs to act faster. They have to merge the level of support to solve problems at once."
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Media Company
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Chef SaaS?
An area of improvement is that if you compare Chef SaaS to Ansible, Ansible is much faster and the process is easier and faster, but Chef SaaS is more complicated. It has different kinds of file se...
What is your primary use case for Chef SaaS?
My main use case for Chef SaaS is cloud infrastructure management. I use Chef SaaS for cloud VMs patch updates, service installation, and security state checks.
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