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Opsworks vs Hosted Chef

Interested to learn more about the origins and processes of both OpsWorks and Hosted Chef? We put them head to head to see which comes out on top.
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Puppet Enterprise vs Free Open Source Puppet: Which Is Right For You?

Find out if free Open Source Puppet can hold its own against Puppet Enterprise's features and official support that is absent in the free version.
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Apache vs Nginx

Apache is an established player in the web server market but Nginx has some strong advantages. Find out which works for you.
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Ansible vs Salt

For busy system administrators, Configuration Management (CM) tools like Ansible and Salt are absolute lifesavers.
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The Pros and Cons of Ansible

Learn about the top 5 best and worst attributes of Ansible.
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Docker vs. Vagrant [Infographic]

Interested to learn more about the origins and processes of both Docker and Vagrant? We put them head to head to see which comes out on top.
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Heroku vs AWS: A Comparison of Two Popular Cloud Services

Heroku is a PaaS providing hardware and software on its own infrastructure while AWS is IaaS providing virtualized computing resources over the internet.
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IIS vs Apache: Which is the Best Web Server?

If you host a website, chances are good that you are running either Apache or Internet Information Services (IIS). Learn more about the two providers.
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Splunk vs ELK: Which Works Best For You?

How does open source ELK/Elastic Stack hold up against Splunk, the leading IT operations analytics platform on the market? Read more to find out.
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PHP Vs Ruby: Which One Is Right for Your Needs?

Ruby and PHP are two of today’s best-known and widely used languages for web development. There are some major similarities between them - learn more here.
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Chef vs Puppet

Puppet is like writing configuration files whereas using Chef is like programming the control of your nodes.
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Configuration & Security Management for DevOps

Read about the importance and crucial processes of configuration & security management for DevOps and how UpGuard can meet your company's goals.
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TeamCity vs Jenkins for Continuous Integration

Jenkins is an open source tool, while TeamCity is a proprietary offering from JetBrains. Learn which is better for you with this in-depth post.
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MongoDB vs MySQL

The MySQL vs MongoDB argument is in many ways a relational vs. NoSQL argument. Each one excels in certain scenarios and is ill-suited for others.
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5 Common Problems in Puppet Enterprise

Check out these 5 commonly encountered problems in Puppet Enterprise and how to go about resolving them.
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Ansible vs Puppet

Thus tools like Puppet and Ansible are fast becoming essential components for managing a large number of servers.
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