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Matthew Stone

Sales Engineering Manager

Matthew Stone leads a team of technical professionals to help Puppet users achieve their automation and compliance goals. With years of experience and a deep knowledge of the best practices in infrastructure as code (IaC), DevOps, and digital transformation, Matthew works to empower Puppet customers with guidance they can use to drive value as they build and maintain complex, dynamic IT environments at scale.

Latest Content from Matthew Stone

What Chef Got Wrong. Fact-Checking Their "Chef vs Puppet" Comparison Page Blog

What Chef Got Wrong. Fact-Checking Their "Chef vs Puppet" Comparison Page

Chef vs Puppet comparisons are only useful when they reflect current product capabilities. This article fact-checks Chef’s claims about Puppet, explains where the comparison falls short, and shows how Puppet Enterprise Advanced supports continuous compliance, drift remediation, audit readiness, agent and agentless workflows, and Chef Infra Server EOL migration planning.
Infrastructure Automation, Products & Services
Puppet vs. Chef: Key Capabilities, Use Cases + A Comparison Table Blog

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
VM Configuration: Using IaC to Stand Up Consistent Virtual Machines & Cut Down on Complexity Blog

VM Configuration: Using IaC to Stand Up Consistent Virtual Machines & Cut Down on Complexity

VM configuration gets a virtual machine (VM) ready for use with CPU, RAM, software & more. Here's how to automate complex VM configuration management at scale.
Configuration Management, Cloud
Struggling With Your Patch Management Process? Template, Essential Steps & Tips for a Stress-Free Patch Management Procedure Blog

Struggling With Your Patch Management Process? Template, Essential Steps & Tips for a Stress-Free Patch Management Procedure

A patch management process should include choosing, testing, scheduling & automating updates. In this blog for curious sysadmins, get a template & tips for your patch management procedures.
Infrastructure Automation, How to & Use Cases
Don’t Redo the Work: How to Migrate OS the Easy Way Blog

Don’t Redo the Work: How to Migrate OS the Easy Way

Migrate your OS the easy way! This guide shares a hassle-free method to move your data without starting from scratch.
How to & Use Cases