Hi Stephen. We understand your opinion, as I replied to someone else before, there are different ways to take the problem, and one of our biggest challenge is to make the learning easier without breaking the knowledge. I would just add that VisualOps isn't just a GUI tool. We have spent a lot of time to adapt SaltStack source code to something we think to be the right approach. Also, more features are on the way, and we count on your support to bring them to life! Check out our public roadmap board for more details (you're welcome to vote for your favorite ones):
https://trello.com/b/wQdmsmp0/madeira-idea