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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Julian Dunn about configuration management and Chef

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Guests - Julian Dunn

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     here's the "marketing" entrypoint for Windows - [http://www.opscode.com/solutions/windows/](http://www.opscode.com/solutions/windows/)





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     and here's the "tech person's reference manual entrypoint" to Windows - [http://docs.opscode.com/windows.html](http://docs.opscode.com/windows.html)





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     random chef code example i found on the internet: [http://cookingclouds.com/2012/06/23/chef-simple-cookbook-example/](http://cookingclouds.com/2012/06/23/chef-simple-cookbook-example/)





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     here's another: [http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Chicken/Detail.aspx?evt19=1](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Chicken/Detail.aspx?evt19=1)





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     [http://community.opscode.com/](http://community.opscode.com/)





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     this article isn't new but seems interesting, talks about when they first went windows. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/24/opscode_chef_does_windows/](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/24/opscode_chef_does_windows/)





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     [https://www.google.com/search?q=decadal&oq=decadal&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4531j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=91&espv=210&q=decadal+definition](https://www.google.com/search?q=decadal&oq=decadal&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4531j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=91&espv=210&q=decadal+definition)

Chatroom Buzz-





<13Stuwee> ## If DSC and Chef are simular and I haven't used either, why would I learn Chef over DSC at this point?





<0halr9000> ## tell us more about configuration management of some "non-traditional" nodes like the network and storage hardware that you mentioned earlier





<13Stuwee> ## Do you use PSH within Chef?





<13Stuwee> ## please igonre if already asked.  Does it work with clients or just servers. Does it have a client install piece?





<13Stuwee> ## what about "what clients are supported", XP, Win7 Server 2003 etc...





<0organicit> ##As an enterprise why should I consider Chef over Puppet.  Sorry if this has been addressed





<13Stuwee> ## what about cost?





<13Stuwee> ## if you have a run list and one thing fails, how is the admin notified that it failed, how easy is it to recover?





<13Stuwee> ## how many cookbooks exist today and how ofter do new ones get added/updated?





<13Stuwee> ## if the cookbooks are community created/driven, how is the quality of the cookbook verified?  Does anyone validate the cookbook?





<13Stuwee> ## how long has Chef been "in the business".  In other words can I trust it to be around for the long term in light of DSC?





<13Stuwee> ## does it maintain a "state" or is it primarly used for installation of software?





<13Stuwee> ## wait wait.... just kidding

The Question - Hero/Power





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