DevOps in 2025: A Turning Point
In 2025, DevOps teams faced a pivotal moment. The era of treating security as an afterthought was over. Practically overnight, airtight protection became a non-negotiable requirement across every layer of the technology stack, whether on prem, in the cloud, or at the network’s edge. For many teams, this wasn’t just a technical hurdle; it was a daily source of stress. The fear of missing a critical patch, failing a compliance audit, or suffering a breach that could undo months of hard work loomed large.
At the same time, the operational landscape became more complex than ever. Infrastructure expanded beyond traditional data centers into hybrid clouds and remote devices, creating a sprawling web of systems to manage. What was once a single, manageable dashboard now felt like an overwhelming maze of tools, each with its own quirks and blind spots. For security leads, DevOps engineers, and IT managers alike, the challenges were all too familiar: late nights troubleshooting, siloed data that hindered visibility, and the relentless pressure to deliver more with fewer resources.
How Puppet Became the Solution
Puppet stepped in to tackle these challenges head-on. By embedding security as a core feature and streamlining governance across every environment, Puppet empowers teams to regain control and focus on what matters most. No more patchwork fixes or sleepless nights, just a unified approach to managing infrastructure and ensuring compliance, no matter how complex the environment.
Puppet’s innovations are designed with your reality in mind. Whether you’re navigating hybrid clouds, securing edge devices, or managing sprawling systems, Puppet turns today’s challenges into opportunities for resilience and growth. With Puppet, you’re not just keeping up; you’re staying ahead.
Overview | 2025 marked a major shift in DevOps: security became mandatory, and complexity grew across hybrid environments. Puppet sets the standard for Intelligent Infrastructure Governance. |
Puppet Core | Introduced hardened, vendor-backed automation with SLA-backed CVE remediation and Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE) for continuous compliance. |
Puppet Edge | Extended automation to edge devices with unified governance, hybrid management, and Ansible Playbook Runner integration for efficiency. |
Infra Assistant | Delivered AI-powered natural language queries for infrastructure data, removing technical barriers, and enabling faster, smarter decisions. |
Looking Ahead | 2026 roadmap focuses on optimizing hybrid environments, bridging legacy and cloud-native systems for greater control and flexibility. |
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Puppet Core: The Foundation of Trust
Every resilient infrastructure strategy begins with a secure foundation. In 2025, we addressed the growing risks associated with maintaining open-source builds by introducing Puppet Core as the strategic answer for enterprise stability.
For too long, teams have carried the operational burden of maintaining open-source components, often patching vulnerabilities manually and hoping for stability. Puppet Core eliminates this heavy lift. By providing vendor-backed, hardened automation, we offer a certified, secure alternative to community builds.
Hardened Automation and Vendor-Backed Security
Puppet Core delivers certified binaries that have been rigorously tested and hardened against threats. This shift moves the responsibility of security maintenance from your internal teams to Puppet. With SLA-backed CVE remediation, organizations gain the assurance that critical vulnerabilities are addressed within strict timeframes, significantly reducing the exposure window.
Continuous Compliance with SCE
A major component of this foundational trust is Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE). With SCE, continuous compliance is built directly into the automation workflow. It ensures your infrastructure aligns continuously with rigorous industry standards, including CIS Benchmarks and DISA STIGs.
By enforcing these standards automatically, Puppet Core ensures that your configurations do not drift into non-compliance. This proactive approach is essential for maintaining data integrity and reducing risk in an environment where threats are constantly evolving.
Back to topPuppet Edge: Automation Everywhere
Infrastructure no longer stops at the server rack. In 2025, the definition of "infrastructure" expanded to include everything from point-of-sale systems and network switches to IoT devices in remote locations. To meet this challenge, we launched Puppet Edge, extending unified governance to the furthest reaches of your network.
Breaking Down Silos with Hybrid Management
Managing edge devices has historically required a fragmented toolset, creating silos that complicate governance and obscure visibility. Puppet Edge breaks down these silos by integrating both agent-based and agentless capabilities within a single platform.
Whether you are managing a Linux server in a data center or a firewall at a branch office, Puppet Edge provides a unified control plane. This consolidation simplifies operations and ensures that security policies are applied consistently across the entire hybrid estate, regardless of the device type or location.
Efficiency Through Ansible Integration
A standout feature of Puppet Edge is the Playbook Runner. We recognize that many organizations have heavily invested in Ansible for specific tasks. Rather than forcing a "rip and replace" strategy, the Playbook Runner allows you to leverage your existing Ansible content directly within the Puppet ecosystem.
This integration means you can execute Ansible playbooks without incurring additional licensing costs or managing separate control nodes. It maximizes the value of your existing investments while bringing them under the umbrella of Puppet’s intelligent governance.
Back to topInfra Assistant: Intelligence at Your Fingertips
True efficiency requires accessibility. Data is only valuable if it can be accessed and understood by the people who need it. In 2025, we democratized access to infrastructure data with the introduction of the Infra Assistant, powered by Perforce Intelligence.
Removing Technical Barriers
Historically, querying complex infrastructure required specialized knowledge of Puppet Query Language (PQL). While powerful, this requirement created a bottleneck, limiting data access to power users.
The Infra Assistant removes this barrier by allowing users to query their infrastructure using natural language. Instead of writing complex code, a user can simply ask, "Show me all nodes with failed OpenSSL updates," and receive an immediate, accurate response.
Actionable Insights for Smarter Decisions
By making critical system data instantly available to the entire team, the Infra Assistant accelerates decision-making. Operations teams, security analysts, and compliance officers can now retrieve the actionable insights they need without waiting for a specialized engineer to run a report. This speed is critical for maintaining data integrity and operational uptime in complex, fast-moving environments.
Back to topThe Road to 2026: Optimizing Hybrid Environments
We are proud of what we achieved in 2025, but the journey continues. As we look ahead, our roadmap is focused on deepening your control over increasingly complex ecosystems.
In 2026, Puppet will introduce advanced solutions designed to further expand your ability to navigate and optimize hybrid cloud environments. We are developing tools that offer unprecedented control and flexibility, allowing you to orchestrate infrastructure strategies that are as dynamic as the markets you serve.
Expect to see innovations that further bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern cloud-native architectures, ensuring that your data integrity remains absolute, no matter where your infrastructure lives.
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2025 proved that reactive infrastructure management is a luxury no one can afford. As threats grow more sophisticated and operational complexity continues to escalate, the gap between well-governed infrastructure and operational chaos widens by the day.
Puppet ensures your team stays firmly on the right side of that divide. By delivering built-in security, simplified governance, and a unified approach to managing even the most complex environments, Puppet empowers you to move from reactive firefighting to proactive control.
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