Item: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to automate nearly all aspects of our Linux administration workflows. We use it to run our "post provisioning" playbooks that setups new servers/VMs and configures them to our authentication source, package repositories (satellite) sets up security policies etc. We also are beginning to use it to automatically patch some servers on a pre-defined schedule. We also schedule other tasks such as updating certain accounts with their latest password(s). We also use it to deploy some applications and scripts through automated processes utilizing our CICD pipelines inside of GitLab.

Pros and Cons

GUI for Ansible Playbooks
Scheduling
Auditing (seeing what playbooks others have ran and when)

Advanced workflows
Dynamic Surveys

Return on Investment

Ansible playbooks are more accessible. Especially to junior and less technical team members
Time has been saved in keeping team members systems at the latest version of playbooks
Time has been saved by scheduling and automating more playbook execution

Alternatives Considered

Salt Project

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?

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform again?

Yes

Other Software Used

GitLab, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Satellite

Likelihood to Recommend

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is excellent especially for users who are already familiar with Ansible. If someone isn't already familiar with Ansible on the CLI, the learning curve is a little steeper. We were already using Ansible on the CLI (and still do for some tasks) but migrated some of our workflows to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. We especially benefit from the scheduling and webhook functionality in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform which we didn't have on the CLI.

Great for automating your automation

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform