Ansible review
May 24, 2023

Ansible review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Enterprise

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Ansible is our infrastructure automation platform. We deploy and automation server builds, hardening, auditing, and anything else we can.

Pros

  • Repeatable Automation
  • Re-usable role based automation
  • Audit log

Cons

  • Install simplicity
  • 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

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

Server build process from deployment to hardening Secure cloud resources Keep security requirements up to date on end points

Using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

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

Evaluating Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Competitors

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Implementation

I spoke on this topic today!
  • Implemented in-house
Change management was a minor issue with the implementation - None we have an easy CM process
  • STIG compliance isnt documented well

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Support

Over all support is great, when new bugs are found its a harder process to follow sometimes.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
No escalation required
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Need to explain problems multiple times
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.

Using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

the yaml is easy to write and most people can be taught to write basic playbooks in a few weeks.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Consistent
Quick to learn
Feel confident using
Lots to learn
  • Work flow creation
  • Error handling

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