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Managing Compliance: Tips + Strategies for Breaking the Vicious Scan-Fix-Drift Cycle

Managing compliance in IT means defining and enforcing a desired state configuration in your IT systems. Read this blog to get an idea of managing compliance tasks and how to break the scan-fix-drift cycle.
Security & Compliance, Infrastructure Automation
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Puppet vs. SaltStack: Best SaltStack Alternatives List + Detailed Comparisons

On the hunt for the best SaltStack alternatives or wondering how Puppet vs. SaltStack compares? This blog will break down the differences and similarities between each configuration management platform.
Ecosystems & Integrations
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Government Risk Management: How Agencies Balance the Risks vs. Benefits of Digital Transformation

Government risk management is an agency’s plan for responding to dangers to the well-being of citizens. In this blog, learn how agencies can modernize IT + mitigate risk.
Government, Security & Compliance
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What is Hybrid Cloud Automation? Examples, Use Cases + More Essential Info

Everything you need to know about hybrid cloud automation with helpful tips to make it work harder for you.
Infrastructure Automation, Cloud
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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
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What the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy Means for Your IT

To help you understand the U.S.’s new national cyber strategy, this post will dive into the highlights, who needs to worry about it, and what the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy means for your IT and infrastructure.
Security & Compliance
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When Did PDK Come Out? This and More Puppet Developer Kit (PDK) FAQs

The Puppet DevX strategy is to build a new PDK while maintaining the existing PDK at version 2.x. Learn about the past and present in this PDK FAQ blog.
Products & Services
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Scaling DevOps: 6 Tips for Starting Out + 4 Pitfalls to Avoid

DevOps Scaling is the act of adding capacity to your DevOps initiative as needed. In this blog, we cover the elements that often need scaled in DevOps, the challenges they present, and how to get started on the right foot.
DevOps
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What an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) Is + Why You Should Have a Self Service Platform for Developers

An internal developer platform (IDP) puts the “platform” in “platform engineering.” In this blog, we cover what an IDP really is and share IDP examples to help teams figure out if they need one for their DevOps.
Platform Engineering, Glossary
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The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure Automation Platforms Reviewed

Forrester's recent The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure Automation Q1 2023 report listed us as a Strong Performer. Here's what that means for Puppet customers.
Announcements & Events
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What is Compliance as Code? The Best Way to Automate Compliance Testing + Enforcement

Compliance as code can do powerful things for your org: it can reduce risk, cut back on manual work, and maintain compliance in an ever-changing regulatory world. Let’s take a magnifying glass to the way that compliance as code works, and how it can drive time to value.
Security & Compliance
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What is Configuration Management? Understanding the Configuration Management Process with Examples, Tools & Use Cases

Configuration management helps organizations remain in a desired state without needing to manually track every change. Learn more about what configuration management is and how it works.
Glossary, Configuration Management