Review Dec 2016
| Product | Inception | Control Mechanism | OS Agnostic | Enterprise Attributes | Key Relative Strength | Key Relative Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansible | SSH with Python requiring root. | |||||
| Chef | ||||||
| Puppet | Puppet Agent using XMLRPC over HTTPS | Yes | Cluster approach with multiple masters for high availability and scalability. | Mature | Certificate management can be difficult with multiple masters. | |
| Salt | SSH or Client | Development focused to be scalable and distributed. |
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Resources
Video Review - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ansible+vs+chef+vs+puppet+