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Overview

What is Ansible?

The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (acquired by Red Hat in 2015) is a foundation for building and operating automation across an organization. The platform includes tools needed to implement enterprise-wide automation, and can automate resource provisioning, and IT environments…

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Video Reviews

3 videos

Is it worth it? | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Review
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Review | Words from an Automation Architect
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Review | Systems Admin Thoughts
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Pricing

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Basic Tower

5,000

On Premise
per year

Enterprise Tower

10,000

On Premise
per year

Premium Tower

14,000

On Premise
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

WebLogic Continuous Deployment with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

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Trusted Automation Series: F5 BigIP

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Manage your Cisco devices with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

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Network Automation Basics - First Ansible Playbook

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Deep Dive - Automated NetOps - Ansible for Network GitOps

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Product Details

What is Ansible?

The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (acquired by Red Hat in 2015) is a foundation for building and operating automation across an organization. The platform includes tools needed to implement enterprise-wide automation, and can automate resource provisioning, and IT environments and configuration of systems and devices. It can be used in a CI/CD process to provision the target environment and to then deploy the application on it.

Its Automation Hub provides a one-stop-shop for Ansible content that is backed by support from Red Hat and its partners to deliver additional reassurance for demanding environments.

The Ansible project and Ansible Engine are open source technologies. The Ansible project is built by the community (ansible.com/community) for the benefit of the community. Ansible Engine is developed by Red Hat with the explicit intent of being used as an enterprise IT platform.

Ansible Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsLinux
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (acquired by Red Hat in 2015) is a foundation for building and operating automation across an organization. The platform includes tools needed to implement enterprise-wide automation, and can automate resource provisioning, and IT environments and configuration of systems and devices. It can be used in a CI/CD process to provision the target environment and to then deploy the application on it.

Reviewers rate Performance highest, with a score of 8.7.

The most common users of Ansible are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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May 24, 2023

Ansible review

Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Ansible is our infrastructure automation platform. We deploy and automation server builds, hardening, auditing, and anything else we can.
  • Repeatable Automation
  • Re-usable role based automation
  • Audit log
  • Install simplicity
Server build process from deployment to hardening Secure cloud resources Keep security requirements up to date on end points
  • Centralized automation
  • End user driven automation
  • Programmatic automation
  • ROI increase due to less contractor usage for short term projects
Ansible was in use when I was hired to the team
200
Assorted DT and end device users
4
All cloud and automation engineers
  • Simplify resource deployment
  • Reduce cost to deploy and maintain devices
  • Auditing
  • Divesture
  • Manufacturing automation
We are deploying Ansible at all levels of the organization
No
  • Ease of Use
NA Already in place
Not involved
  • Implemented in-house
No
Change management was a minor issue with the implementation
None we have an easy CM process
  • STIG compliance isnt documented well
I spoke on this topic today!
Over all support is great, when new bugs are found its a harder process to follow sometimes.
We did, in an enterprise setting on source support isn't good enough.
Yes
No, it was an issue with v1 Automation Hub and we moved to V2
We had an issue with our AH token and sharing our account with another corporate team. RH provided a way to keep this updated without breaking either side by requesting new tokens.
the yaml is easy to write and most people can be taught to write basic playbooks in a few weeks.
  • Work flow creation
  • Error handling
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