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==Tools==

CCA tools support administrators and developers to automate the configuration and Orchestration of physical and virtual infrastructure in a systematic way that give visibility to state of infrastructure within an enterprise. Generally thought of as an extension of [[infrastructure as code]] (IaC) frameworks.<ref name="CCA" /> CCA tools include [[Ansible (software)|Ansible]], [[Chef software]], [[Otter (software)|Otter]], [[Puppet (software)]], [[Rudder (software)]] and [[SaltStack]].<ref >{{cite web | url= http://www.networkworld.com/article/2172097/virtualization/puppet-vs--chef-vs--ansible-vs--salt.html | title= Puppet vs. Chef vs. Ansible vs. Salt | last= Venezia | first= Paul | date= 21 November 2013 | website= [[Network World]] | publisher= Network World | access-date= 14 December 2015 | archive-date= 18 July 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030604/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2172097/virtualization/puppet-vs--chef-vs--ansible-vs--salt.html | url-status= dead }}</ref> Each tool has a different method of interacting with the system some are agent-based, push or pull, through an interactive UI. Similar to adopting any DevOps tools, there are barriers to bring on CCA tools and factors that hinder and accelerate adoption.<ref >{{cite report

| url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2172097/virtualization/puppet-vs--chef-vs--ansible-vs--salt.html

| title= Puppet vs. Chef vs. Ansible vs. Salt

| last= Venezia | first=Paul | date= 21 November 2013| website= networkworld.com | publisher= Network World | access-date=14 December 2015

}}</ref> Each tool has a different method of interacting with the system some are agent-based, push or pull, through an interactive UI. Similar to adopting any DevOps tools, there are barriers to bring on CCA tools and factors that hinder and accelerate adoption.<ref >{{cite report

|title=Garner Market Trends: DevOps – Not a Market, but Tool-Centric Philosophy That supports a Continuous Delivery Value Chain

|publisher=[[Gartner]]

|date=18 February 2015

}}</ref>

Notable CCA tools include:

{| class="wikitable"

! Tool !! ReleasedDeveloped by !! Initial release !! Method !! Approach !! Written in

|-

! [[Ansible (software)|Ansible]]

| [[RedHatRed Hat]]

| {{release date and age|2012}}

| Push

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![[CFEngine]]

|Northern.tech

|CFEngine

| {{release date and age|1993}}

|Pull

|Declarative

|[[C (programming language)|C]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cfengine.com/learn/what-is-cfengine/|title = CFEngine 3.18.0 Documentation - What is CFEngine?}}</ref>

|-

![[ChefProgress (software)Chef|Chef]]

|[[Progress Software|Progress]]

|Chef

| {{release date and age|2009}}

|Pull

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|[[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]]

|-

![[Otter (software)|Otter]]

|[[Inedo]]

| {{release date and age|20172015}}

| -

|Push

|Declarative and imperative

| -

|-

! Pulumi

|Pulumi

| {{release date and age|2017}}

| Push

| Declarative and imperative

|[[TypeScript]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[Go (programming language)|Go]], [[C (programming language)|C]]

|-

![[Puppet (software)|Puppet]]

|[[Puppet (company)|Puppet]]

| {{release date and age|2005}}

|Pull

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|[[C++]], [[Clojure]] since 4.0, [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]]

|-

![[Salt (software)|Salt]]

![[SaltStack]]

|[[VMware]]

|SaltStack

| {{release date and age|2011}}

|Push and Pull

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Evaluations of CCA tools may consider the following:<ref>{{cite report

|last1= Fletcher | first1= Colin | last2= Cosgrove | first2=Terrence

|title=How I&O teams can combine CCA tools With Containers to Achieve Operational EfficieciesEfficiencies

|url=https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3265717

|url-access=subscription

|website=Gartner

| date=25 March 2016

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|last1= Fletcher | first1= Colin | last2= Cosgrove | first2=Terrence

|title=Market Guide for Continuous Configuration Automation Tools

|url=https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3843365

|url-access=subscription

|website=Gartner

| date=8 December 2016

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*[[Continuous integration]]

*[[Software configuration management]]

*[[WinOps]]

==References==