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Sarah Balke

Product Marketing Leader

Sarah Balke is a Product Marketing Leader at Puppet by Perforce, where she drives go‑to‑market strategy and product messaging for enterprise infrastructure automation. Through her work partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and customers, Sarah has expanded her technical expertise and become a trusted voice in DevOps and infrastructure automation, enabling her to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable value for customers. 

Throughout her career, Sarah has built trusted stakeholder relationships, guided teams through product evolution, and delivered marketing programs that drive adoption and growth. She is passionate about applying strategic planning and analytics to help organizations innovate at scale and bring meaningful solutions to market. 

Latest Content from Sarah Balke

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
AI Found 18 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities. Now Your Team Has to Patch Them. Blog

AI Found 18 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities. Now Your Team Has to Patch Them.

AI-driven OpenSSL discoveries are shrinking patch windows. See how Puppet helps teams find, patch, and continuously enforce remediation at scale.
Security & Compliance, Infrastructure Automation
From Copy Fail to Dirty Frag: Why Speed-to-Exploit Is Forcing a New Approach to Linux Security Blog

From Copy Fail to Dirty Frag: Why Speed-to-Exploit Is Forcing a New Approach to Linux Security

Copy Fail and Dirty Frag reveal how AI-driven attacks are accelerating Linux vulnerability exploitation, making continuous enforcement and automated patching essential.
Security & Compliance, Infrastructure Automation