Chef and Puppet Configuration Management with AWS OpsWorks
AWS OpsWorks is a configuration management service that uses Chef, an automation platform that treats server configurations as code. OpsWorks uses Chef to automate how servers are configured, deployed and managed across your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, or on-premises compute environments. OpsWorks has three offerings, AWS Opsworks for Chef Automate, AWS Opsworks for Puppet and AWS OpsWorks Stacks.
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate is a fully managed configuration management service that hosts Chef Automate, a suite of automation tools from Chef for configuration management, compliance and security, and continuous deployment. OpsWorks also maintains your Chef server by automatically patching, updating, and backing up your server. OpsWorks eliminates the need to operate your configuration management systems or worry about maintaining its infrastructure. OpsWorks gives you access to the Chef Automate features...