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Reclaim Security wants you to stop fearing the fix
A security flaw is alarming. A fix that stops the business can be worse. Reclaim Security builds an AI Security Engineer to predict the consequences, then help teams make the change.
Progress Chef: Why 10,000 servers need a recipe
The hard part of running a fleet of computers is getting them to agree. Progress Chef turns configuration and compliance into code - and makes a business of checking whether the machines obey.
Perforce Puppet and the Six-Week Server
An insurer needed weeks to build an environment of 30 servers. Puppet helped cut that to under a day. The more interesting trick is keeping those servers from becoming strangers.
The Friday When 1,800 Settings Had to Move
A NetSuite consultant had a weekend to move a year of work into production. Salto’s bet is that the settings businesses live by deserve the same review, history and release discipline as software code.
Doppler and the Tiny File That Became Everyone's Problem
A developer's nuisance grew into a company with a large ambition: make the credentials behind modern software easy to find, change, and govern before one forgotten key causes a very public mess.
Liongard’s Bet: The MSP Tool That Turned Stale Documentation Into a Living Map
MSPs used to document a client’s network and watch the truth expire. Liongard built a business by turning that slow leak of accuracy into a continuously updated asset-intelligence layer - useful when the rollout discipline is as good as the software.
Automox
Automox is a cloud-native IT automation and endpoint management company that helps organizations patch, configure, and secure Windows, macOS, and Linux devices from a single platform. Founded in 2015 in Boulder, Colorado, its agent-based, server-free approach automates patch management and vulnerability remediation across distributed fleets, and its Otto generative-AI assistant lets IT teams build automation scripts (Worklets) in plain language. The company serves more than 1,500 customers across 30-plus countries and has raised roughly $154 million, including a $110 million Series C led by Insight Partners in 2021.
IP Fabric
IP Fabric is a vendor-neutral automated network assurance platform that discovers, verifies, visualizes, and documents large-scale enterprise networks. It builds an interactive digital twin of the actual network state - across on-premises and hybrid cloud - so engineers can validate intent, catch misconfigurations, keep the CMDB accurate, and prove compliance without manual audits. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boston with engineering roots in Prague, the company raised a $25M Series B in 2023 and serves enterprises including Red Hat, Air France, and Major League Baseball.