What is Windows equivalent to Puppet/chef? [closed]

Does windows have an equivalent to puppet/chef for configuration management?

Solution 1:

I wouldn't call it equivalent, Microsoft's SCCM (Systems Center Configuration Manager) is aimed at the same goal - managing configuration of multiple systems. This is the tool that most Windows sites use. (http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/configuration-manager/cm-overview.aspx)

Solution 2:

A declarative configuration management tool written in Ruby? Well, not really, but sort of:

• Puppet supports Windows.

• Chef kind of suppports Windows.

• The "native" & inexpensive Windows configuration management would be Active Directory Group Policies.

• There are also 3rd party tools like WPKG for 'simpler' application deployment if you don't use Active Directory.