RED HAT ANSIBLE AUTOMATION PLATFORM

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Red Hat Ansible Automation is a highly effective tool for orchestrating enterprise IT environments. Ansible Automation is used by thousands of companies worldwide who have implemented the automation of their IT tasks, such as configuration management, deployment and installation of various applications, workflow coordination, and lifecycle management of systems and applications, based on Ansible technology.

One of the most important features of Ansible is that it has a low entry threshold. Ansible operates in an agentless manner, meaning that no additional components (agents) need to be installed on the devices being managed in order to manage servers or network devices. It is essentially an easy-to-install tool, and using its basic functions requires only a few minutes of installation and configuration. The Red Hat Ansible Tower component provides additional functionality to the basic Ansible operation, extending and enhancing security, scalability, and the scope of the solution.

Ansible ensures the organization of various IT management tasks into workflows, thereby simplifying them and ultimately providing IT teams with a shared, effective tool focused on problem solving. It helps centralize the control and management of IT infrastructures, with a strong focus on visual dashboards, role-based access control (RBAC), efficient task scheduling, and integrated notifications, all in a user-friendly way with graphical inventory management. In addition to the above, Ansible Tower can be easily integrated with existing tools and processes through its built-in RESTful application programming interface (API).

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform through the eyes of analysts:

In its analysis, Forrester Research examined 11 leading manufacturers in the infrastructure automation market based on 26 criteria. According to its assessment, Red Hat AAP is currently the clear market leader, offering a versatile automation tool for companies that want to modernize their IT infrastructure with a mature automation solution and eliminate silos.

The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure Automation Platforms, Q4 2024

Typical use cases

The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform can be used to automate a wide range of tasks, the most common of which are:

  • System configuration: With the Ansible Automation Platform, you can automate system configuration tasks such as changing network settings, security settings, and application settings.
  • Software installation: With the Ansible Automation Platform, we can automate software installation, including updates to software installed on different operating systems and applications.
  • Operational tasks: The platform provides support for automating various operational tasks, such as patching, system maintenance, and recovery activities.
  • Biztonsági feladatok: Az Ansible Automation Platform segítségével a rendszergazdák automatizálhatják a biztonsági feladatokat, például a frissítések telepítését, a sérülékenységvizsgálatokat és a behatolási teszteket.
  • Complex workflows: It also supports the automation of complex workflows where complex processes consist of multiple tasks.

Specific use cases for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform:

  • Automation of IT infrastructures
  • DevOps automation
  • Business process automation

Skills, advantages

Confident scaling
Red Hat Ansible Tower's key capabilities are automation, scheduling, and clustering, which enable companies to securely scale their IT systems without expanding existing IT teams or purchasing costly additional tools.
Orchestrating the corporate environment
It is rare for a single vendor to be able to serve all of a company's needs, especially when it comes to the most advanced infrastructures and enterprise systems. Red Hat Ansible Tower is a tool that can handle multi-vendor, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud environments on its own.
Automated operations applicable to the entire stack
Red Hat OpenShift offers automated deployment, updates, and lifecycle management for the entire container stack, including the operating system, Kubernetes and cluster services, applications, and persistent storage management. The result is a more secure, continuously updated Kubernetes application platform that eliminates the headaches of constant manual updates and potential downtime.
Window on infrastructure
Providing employees with the opportunity to use resources according to their current needs ultimately accelerates development and reduces the burden on infrastructure and operations. With Red Hat Ansible Tower, we can create a personalized self-service interface through which employees can access the features they need and are authorized to use.
Making DevOps visible
A stable, secure, and well-functioning software creation process is a very important part of the entire software development lifecycle. In order to ensure transparency in the software development process, it is essential to build trust in it. Red Hat Ansible Tower performs and supports many tasks that were originally performed by operations, helping developers to implement and access the capabilities they need. Ansible Tower is the link that creates smooth, predictable, and secure collaboration between development and operations within the company throughout the entire software development and deployment lifecycle.

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