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Progress makes layoffs at Chef after $220M acquisition, says it remains committed to roadmap

Business application platform Progress is making an unspecified number of job cuts at Chef after completing its previously announced $220… Read More

Chef to be acquired for $220M by Progress in ‘next chapter’ for Seattle automation tech company

Updated below with details from interview with Chef CEO Barry Crist. Business application platform Progress will acquire Seattle-based automation technology… Read More

Chef hits key financial milestone as digital boom fuels demand for software automation

Chef CEO Barry Crist delivered the opening ChefConf keynote address on video from his Seattle home on Tuesday morning, with… Read More

Tech company Chef won’t renew U.S. immigration contracts, changing course amid employee activism

Software engineers are powerful players in the technology industry. Typically, they exercise that power to negotiate sky-high salaries that companies… Read More

Chef names new CTO to succeed its co-founder, eyes broader market for enterprise automation

It’s a new era at Chef, and not just because the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct has suddenly created… Read More

Why the looming end-of-support deadline for Windows Server 2008 is an enormous cloud migration opportunity

Deadlines have a way of getting your attention. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows… Read More

Chef eyes hybrid cloud holdouts with new cloud-migration tool

Months after it overhauled its entire product strategy around its open-source principles, Chef has some new ideas to make money… Read More

Chef unveils new commercial product strategy, will now sell distributions of its open-source projects

Chef hopes to bring a little clarity to the future of its open-source and commercial software work Tuesday by taking… Read More

Chef hires cloud industry veteran Brian Goldfarb as chief marketing officer

Chef has tapped Brian Goldfarb, who has held prominent marketing roles inside several notable enterprise tech companies, as its newest… Read More

Chef co-founder and CTO Adam Jacob stepping down, will remain on board of directors

After 10 years at the Seattle company he co-founded and helped steer through a rapidly changing market for enterprise technology,… Read More

Chef co-founder Adam Jacob launches new effort to define “sustainable” open-source software

As questions continue to swirl around the future of open-source software licensing and business models, Chef co-founder and Chief Technology… Read More

Why some open-source companies are considering a more closed approach

At the peak of its power, open-source software is having an existential crisis. There’s no question that the concept of… Read More

Chef cutting 10 jobs amid ongoing shift to new application-focused product strategy

Seattle’s Chef is eliminating ten jobs as it reorganizes the company around the ongoing shift to cloud computing, GeekWire has… Read More

Capping a year of change, Chef taps former Impinj CFO Evan Fein as its new CFO

With the appointment of three new executives, Chef believes it is most of the way through a year-long strategy shift… Read More

Chef makes it easier for customers to move older applications onto Microsoft Azure

Seattle’s Chef released three new infrastructure management tools Tuesday designed to help customers who adopted Chef for their on-premises servers… Read More

Under new product leader, Chef rolls out strategy for modern app development teams

Simply automating your computing infrastructure won’t cut it anymore; forward-thinking software-development organizations need to automate their processes across the board… Read More

New version of Chef’s open-source project InSpec lets you check for leaky cloud storage buckets

Despite months of wake-up calls to cloud storage administrators about the consequences of insecure storage buckets lost in the shuffle,… Read More

Art meets tech: 5 Seattle companies showcase amazing paintings, sculptures and work spaces

The dictionary defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill or imagination, typically in a visual form… Read More

GeekWire 200 in 2018: Our bold predictions for the Pacific NW’s top private tech companies

Last week we wrapped up a wild year for the Pacific Northwest’s top startups. Now it’s time to look ahead and… Read More

More changes at Chef, as another head of sales is leaving the company

Chef’s Ken Cheney, who stepped in to run the Seattle DevOps startup’s sales organization in June after the departure of… Read More

Citing need for “engineering execution,” Chef gives control of engineering to its co-founder and CTO while the sales department reorganizes

Seattle DevOps startup Chef made several organizational changes this week, installing co-founder and CTO Adam Jacob as head of engineering… Read More

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Progress makes layoffs at Chef after $220M acquisition, says it remains committed to roadmap

Chef to be acquired for $220M by Progress in ‘next chapter’ for Seattle automation tech company

Chef hits key financial milestone as digital boom fuels demand for software automation

Chef names new CTO to succeed its co-founder, eyes broader market for enterprise automation

Why the looming end-of-support deadline for Windows Server 2008 is an enormous cloud migration opportunity

Chef eyes hybrid cloud holdouts with new cloud-migration tool

Chef unveils new commercial product strategy, will now sell distributions of its open-source projects

Chef hires cloud industry veteran Brian Goldfarb as chief marketing officer

Chef co-founder and CTO Adam Jacob stepping down, will remain on board of directors

Chef co-founder Adam Jacob launches new effort to define “sustainable” open-source software

Why some open-source companies are considering a more closed approach

Chef cutting 10 jobs amid ongoing shift to new application-focused product strategy

Capping a year of change, Chef taps former Impinj CFO Evan Fein as its new CFO

Chef makes it easier for customers to move older applications onto Microsoft Azure

Under new product leader, Chef rolls out strategy for modern app development teams

New version of Chef’s open-source project InSpec lets you check for leaky cloud storage buckets

Art meets tech: 5 Seattle companies showcase amazing paintings, sculptures and work spaces

GeekWire 200 in 2018: Our bold predictions for the Pacific NW’s top private tech companies

More changes at Chef, as another head of sales is leaving the company

Citing need for “engineering execution,” Chef gives control of engineering to its co-founder and CTO while the sales department reorganizes

Stumped by DevOps? Experts share their views on how to do DevOps right

Working Geek: How this theater major became an engineering lead at Chef

Chef tightens the links between Chef Automate and its open-source DevOps products

AI, DevOps, and microservices highlight tech talks at GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

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AWS serves up new Chef integration, boosting Seattle-based software automation startup

Tech Moves: Recruiting vet Kerry Van Voris leaves Madrona; Chef adds three executive positions; etc.

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire unveils new sous vide device and app

On-demand chef startup Cozymeal launches in Seattle with custom cooking classes and catering