Item: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Rating: 10
Author: Teng Yang

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Ansible to configure and manages our network devices in our Edge Site space. We had issues managing the thousands of devices in the environment, with Ansible, we are able to touch our devices on a batch approach.

Pros and Cons

code is easy to understand
easy to write and deploy
no need to be an expert at coding

Make modules easier to understand and more examples of usage

Return on Investment

tremendous, we're able to spend time engineering that monitoring or managing.

Alternatives Considered

Ansible is not a single flavor tool, can be used across many platforms

Key Insights

Do you think Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's feature set?

Yes

Did Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)

Likelihood to Recommend

managing network devices is a must,when you have thousands of devices, current vendor specific tools contain to many bugs.

Ansible is a great tool

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform