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Ansible is the Bee's Knees!
May 24, 2023

Ansible is the Bee's Knees!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller

Software Version

Enterprise

Modules Used

  • Ansible Tower

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Post-provisioning configuration management to provide automated OS & application installation/configuration for VMs provisioned via Aria Automation. Provides faster, more agility and removes risk from human error when configuring applications to meet specific customer-facing use cases.
  • Managing configuration of newly provisioned resources.
  • Managing configuration drift for long lifecycle workloads.
  • Removes logic coding in favor of low-code declarative definition files.
  • Little to no governance around provisioning limits, leases, approvals, etc.
  • Needs loosely coupled provisioning intent rather than hard-coded rules.
  • Could benefit from graphical/visual app stack designer.
  • Open and extensible.
  • Has an open-source community edition for R&D purposes.
  • Has a strong active community developing new and innovative content.
  • Provides a compelling framework with which to automate service and resource requests.
  • Shifts FTE hours away from mundane operational toil to foster more innovation.
  • Provides accountability and repeatability to complex workflows.
  • Improves efficiency and agility.
  • Removes IT as a barrier to more of a trusted service provider.
AAP doesn't truly stack up against any of the products mentioned except for Aria Automation. But, it is extensible and open and has a lower cost to entry.

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

Not sure

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

No

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

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

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

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform again?

Yes

For IT shops that do not have much developer experience and/or need to have a robust service catalog, AAP is pretty weak. The hybrid cloud story is muddy at best and could stand to have a CI/CD pipeline-like tool that allows non-developers to create complex workflows using smaller low-code piece parts.