This leaves CFEngine as the last OG independent configuration management vendor:
Saltstack - acquired by VMWare
Ansible - acquired by Red Hat
Chef - acquired by Progress software
Saltstack - acquired by VMWare
Ansible - acquired by Red Hat
Chef - acquired by Progress software
That’s an honest question for all. Is it considered a good or bad thing?
When we last experimented with CFEngine, we've concluded that "Friends don't let friends use CFEngine".
It's a state-forcing engine by default, and is very heavy handed at that.
Then I found SaltStack, and loving it to be honest.