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Chef

Barry Crist

Chef debuts Automate, its first commercial, enterprise-level automation package

Seattle-based DevOps firm Chef today released Automate, a commercial integration of several open-source and commercial offerings that it described as a enterprise-oriented package for automating… Read More

Chef takes ‘big risk’ with release of Habitat, an open-source project for application management

Chef, the Seattle-based DevOps automation company, today announced the release of Habitat, an open-source project that lets applications self-organize and self-configure.… Read More

Heavily-funded Seattle software startups cut staff, in possible sign of a cooling market

Qumulo and Chef, two of Seattle’s most heavily-funded software startups, laid off employees this week in a possible sign of a… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly names ex-Amazon exec CFO; Allen Institute for Cell Science announces new research directors

— Krish Srinivasan will become the new CFO for Remitly, the Seattle-based digital money transfer service, taking over for Andy Larson… Read More

Chef acquires German security startup VulcanoSec, launches new compliance product

Chef today announced its second acquisition ever. The Seattle-based IT automation provider has acquired VulcanoSec, a small German startup founded this… Read More

Scenes from the GeekWire Summit Welcome Party, at Chef’s new HQ

The 2015 GeekWire Summit officially kicked off on Wednesday evening, the start of the Pacific Northwest’s premier technology conference —… Read More

Ready to party? Awesome festivities planned for next week’s GeekWire Summit

You probably already know that next week’s GeekWire Summit will feature an incredible lineup of speakers, including top tech execs… Read More

Chef raises $40M to expand globally, meet growing demand for IT automation technology

Demand for Chef’s technology is increasing exponentially, and now the Seattle company is raising its largest funding round yet to help support… Read More

New from Amazon Web Services: API Gateway, Device Farm, Chef rollout

Amazon Web Services made its pitch to developers and companies this morning at the AWS Summit in New York City, showing… Read More

Seattle tech leaders share the secrets of landing a great dev job

There are a lot of jobs for engineers and developers in Seattle, but getting a great one can still be tough.… Read More

Barry Crist

IT automation startup Chef raises $32M of a larger financing round

Seattle-based IT automation startup Chef is raising more cash. The company has reeled in $32 million of a larger Series… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Next Tech Titan

The Pacific Northwest is already home to a handful of groundbreaking technology companies. Who will establish themselves as the Next… Read More

Tech Moves: Sandell leaves Tableau’s board; Lisa Chin to depart Year Up; and more

—Tableau Software revealed in a regulatory filing that Scott Sandell will not stand for re-election to the company’s board of directors. Sandell, a… Read More

Chef and Microsoft team up to enhance Azure’s automation

Microsoft and Chef announced a partnership today focused on helping businesses automate their cloud workloads and move them into the… Read More

Launch Pads: Chef takes over historic waterfront lumber warehouse in Pioneer Square

One of the first things you’ll notice about Chef’s new Pioneer Square digs is how open the space feels, from… Read More

Cloud lovers: Here’s why two Seattle VCs are so bullish on the future of IT

The technology industry is in constant motion occasionally undergoing tectonic shifts, altering the landscape and crowning new winners and losers.… Read More

Fast-growing startup Chef inks lease for 3 floors in historic Seattle building, plans to double staff

Fast-growing IT automation startup Chef has inked a deal for three floors in a historic building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square… Read More

Chef pledges to better police open source community after engineer resigns following death threats

An engineer at Seattle-based Chef has resigned following hateful speech directed at him related to his work on the open… Read More

OnBeep raises $6.25 million to create a Star Trek-style communicator device

OnBeep, a San Francisco startup founded by Chef co-founder and former Amazon Availability Program Manager Jesse Robbins, has raised a… Read More

IT automation startup Chef buys Tower 3, continues to add new customers

Fast-growing IT automation startup Chef announced today that it has acquired Tower 3, adding new analytics capabilities to its services.… Read More

Tech Moves: Rosenthal returns to Madrona: Aronchick lands at Chef; and more

—David Rosenthal is returning to Madrona Venture Group. Rosenthal, a former investment banker at UBS and a member of The Wall… Read More

Tech Moves: Godreau heading to NYC with UP Global; Chef opens in Europe; and more

—UP Global continues to expand, and this time the Seattle non-profit has picked an experienced venture capitalist to help lead… Read More

IT automation startup Chef plans to double staff as sales continue to rise

Chef is cooking up a lot of new business these days. The Seattle IT automation startup, formerly known as Opscode… Read More

Fast-growing IT automation startup Opscode raises $32M, changes name to Chef

Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need… Read More

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