A startup with a small platform team of three must configure 50 cloud VMs. The company has a strict budget and cannot afford a dedicated automation server or commercial licenses. The team needs a solution that is quick to learn, has a low operational overhead, and can be managed from a single laptop. Which solution best meets these business constraints?

Chef with a Chef server hosted on a cloud VM and chef-client on all nodes

Puppet with a Puppet server and agents installed on all 50 VMs

Ansible, run from a laptop with an inventory file and SSH access to all VMs

SaltStack with a master and minions configured across all VMs

A financial services firm must configure 10,000 Windows servers. The security team requires that all configuration changes be pushed from a central point and that no host ever initiates a connection back to the management network. The compliance team requires a detailed report of every change. Which tool architecture is the best fit?

Chef with a central Chef server and chef-client on each Windows host

SaltStack with a master and minions on each Windows host

Puppet with a central Puppet server and agents on each Windows host

Ansible with a central control node and WinRM connectivity to all targets

A company must choose a configuration management tool for a new project. The team is small and has deep expertise in Ruby. The project requires a solution that can manage both Linux and Windows servers. The company has a strict security policy that requires all configuration changes to be pulled by the managed nodes, not pushed from a central server. Which tool is the best fit?

Ansible, using YAML playbooks and a push-based model from a control node

SaltStack, using Python-based states and a pull-based minion

Chef, using Ruby-based cookbooks and a pull-based chef-client on each node

Puppet, using its Puppet DSL and a pull-based agent

A large enterprise must manage 20,000 heterogeneous devices, including network gear, Windows servers, and Linux containers. The network team requires a tool that can manage devices over SSH and API. The server team requires a tool that supports a pull-based model for offline environments. The container team requires a tool that integrates with Kubernetes for dynamic inventory. Which single tool best satisfies all three teams?

Ansible, using SSH for network devices and a pull-based mode via ansible-pull for offline servers

SaltStack, using its proxy minions for network devices and a pull-based minion

Puppet, using its network device modules and a pull-based agent for servers

Chef, using its network device resources and a pull-based chef-client

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21application · easy
A startup with a small platform team of three must configure 50 cloud VMs. The company has a strict budget and cannot afford a dedicated automation server or commercial licenses. The team needs a solution that is quick to learn, has a low operational overhead, and can be managed from a single laptop. Which solution best meets these business constraints?
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22application · medium
A financial services firm must configure 10,000 Windows servers. The security team requires that all configuration changes be pushed from a central point and that no host ever initiates a connection back to the management network. The compliance team requires a detailed report of every change. Which tool architecture is the best fit?
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23foundation · easy
A company must select a configuration management tool that can be operated by a small team with limited scripting experience. Which business requirement is most relevant to this constraint?
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24expert · hard
A company must choose a configuration management tool for a new project. The team is small and has deep expertise in Ruby. The project requires a solution that can manage both Linux and Windows servers. The company has a strict security policy that requires all configuration changes to be pulled by the managed nodes, not pushed from a central server. Which tool is the best fit?
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25expert · hard
A large enterprise must manage 20,000 heterogeneous devices, including network gear, Windows servers, and Linux containers. The network team requires a tool that can manage devices over SSH and API. The server team requires a tool that supports a pull-based model for offline environments. The container team requires a tool that integrates with Kubernetes for dynamic inventory. Which single tool best satisfies all three teams?
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