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SaltStack Enterprise 5.0 draws on high-speed messaging for superior scalability and control, but the web UI is still catching up The only sane and efficient way to manage a large numbers of servers—or ...

VMware Inc. is acquiring SaltStack Inc., the company behind a widely used infrastructure automation tool, to enhance its vRealize cloud management software suite. The deal was announced against the ...

Based on the challenges Cloudflare encountered with SaltStack, it's worth noting that alternative configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef each bring different architectural trade ...

Thomas S. Hatch released Salt, aka the SaltStack Platform, in 2011 after becoming frustrated with the (slow) speed of the Ruby-based open source configuration management systems available at the time, ...

In our 27-criterion evaluation of configuration management providers, we identified the seven most significant — Canonical, Chef, Microsoft, Northern.tech, Puppet, Red Hat, and SaltStack — and ...

Researchers have identified a template injection technique against the open source SaltStack IT configuration and orchestration platform, as well as common misconfiguration issues, which could allow ...

We explore some of the best configuration management tools and software for DevOps. Learn about their pricing, features, benefits and more. The following guide will reveal some of the top ...

I design and build ethical hacking capture-the-flag scenarios at a small security shop. Our clients operate the infrastructure (all ESXi/vCenter), and we deliver the OVAs (the game "content" and the ...

When systems engineers build or repair computer software or hardware, they need consistent processes in place to keep it running smoothly. Configuration management is the name for this set of ...

Attackers exploited two recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the SaltStack orchestration and configuration management framework to compromise at least two well-known open source technologies over the ...