Chef App Delivery

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Chef App Delivery provides automation for application delivery, enabling technology and development teams to define, package, and deliver applications and their dependencies across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments with a technology-agnostic, modular approach.

Target Customer

DevOps teams, application delivery teams, IT operations, developers, QA and release teams involved in building, testing, delivering and maintaining applications and services.

Key Differentiator

A modular, artifact-based approach that packages all dependencies into a single, signed, immutable artifact; technology-agnostic packaging; plans stored in a central repository; policy-as-code; integration with Habitat, InSpec, and Chef Automate for end-to-end visibility and compliance.

Implementation Timeline

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Pain Points

1Cultural and process barriers to scaling agile delivery across development, operations and security
2Complex cloud-native architectures with many dependencies and rapid changes
3Need to modernize delivery while leveraging existing Chef assets and avoiding tool sprawl

Key Features

1Modular application definition and packaging, with dependencies modeled as code
2Universal packaging and cataloging of artifacts with immutable artifacts
3Multi-environment and multi-channel deployment with GUI-based promotion and roll-back
4Real-time visibility and actionable insights via Chef Automate dashboards
5Runtime run-time management with Habitat for modernizing legacy and cloud-native apps
6Policy as Code and integration with InSpec for compliance and security checks

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1DevOps teams
2Developers
3QA teams
4Release teams

Client Results

1Increased productivity by standardizing app delivery processes
2Shifted defect resolution from run-time to build-time and accelerated deployments (up to 90% faster in some contexts)
3Reduced operational overhead by standardizing packaging and deployment across environments
4Improved visibility and compliance across release cycles

Competitive Advantages

1Unified, artifact-centric approach reduces dependencies on individual tools
2Technology-agnostic packaging supports diverse runtimes and environments
3Plans and artifacts are centralized, searchable, and versioned
4Policy as Code enables automated compliance and governance
5Incorporates Habitat, InSpec, and Chef Automate for end-to-end automation and observability

Key Benefits

1Increased developer and operations productivity

2Faster, more reliable application deployments

3Standardized delivery with reduced tool sprawl

4Stronger governance and compliance through policy-as-code

5Ability to manage complex, multi-environment deployments

Case Studies & Success Stories

Meta Used a Single Chef Server to Manage a 15K Node Cluster

Case #1

Using Chef allowed Meta to manage a large, diverse set of systems with a single Chef Server and a flexible architecture.

Discount Tire Taps Chef to Accelerate Application Delivery

Case #2

Discount Tire leveraged Chef to accelerate application delivery and delivery processes (case study referenced in customer stories).

Additional Product Information

Product Description

An automation solution that enables organizations to apply a technology-agnostic, modular approach to defining, packaging, and delivering applications and infrastructure across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. It integrates with Habitat, Chef Infra, and Chef Automate to support end-to-end application delivery, packaging, and governance.

Target Market

Enterprises and large organizations seeking scalable, automated, compliant application delivery and release processes, across multiple environments and platforms.

Unique Value Proposition

A single, cohesive App Delivery solution that standardizes and automates the end-to-end packaging, dependency management, and deployment of applications across diverse environments, with immutable artifacts, policy-as-code, and real-time visibility.

Technical Requirements

Supports agent-based or agentless deployment models; compatible with multi-cloud, on-prem, hybrid environments; utilizes Habitat for runtime management; integrates with Chef Automate and InSpec for observability and compliance; Windows, Linux, MacOS support mentioned in related infrastructure context

Pricing Model

Not disclosed in the provided content

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