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Stuart Preston, Using Chef with Microsoft Azure, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1476-3_1

1. Configuration Management using Chef

Stuart Preston

(1)London, UK

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The automation of configuration management is not a particularly new practice in the world of software delivery. However, scripted approaches of the past suffered from a lack of common standards, documentation, and understanding. A team member would select a preferred scripting language, adopt their own patterns, and implement it in their own unique way. This approach required an in-depth knowledge of the dependencies ...

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