The Forrester Wave: Infrastructure Automation Platforms

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The 11 providers that matter most and how they stack up

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As automation use cases grow, infrastructure automation platforms are increasingly offering enterprises significant benefits.

In this 31-criterion evaluation of infrastructure automation platform providers, Forrester identified the 11 most significant ones — BMC Software, Chef Software, HashiCorp, Micro Focus, Microsoft, Northern.tech, Puppet, Red Hat, SaltStack, Turbonomic, and VMware — and researched, analysed, and scored them.

This report shows how each provider measures up and helps I&O professionals select the right one for their needs.

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