Ansible Automation Platform Review
May 08, 2024

Ansible Automation Platform Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Enterprise

Modules Used

  • Ansible Tower

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

We use Ansible Automation Platform to automate patching of our Linux based systems in a no downtime fashion and to standardize new server deployments.

Pros

  • Scheduling of playbooks
  • Forking Multiple Playbooks with triggers
  • Having the platform use additional modules to add functionality
  • Credential Management works very well

Cons

  • Hosts licensing model
  • Consistent naming scheme with Ansible-core ex. templates and playbook
  • Requirements for windows hosts
  • Freed time of multiple team members with tedious manual tasks
  • Reduced the error rate
  • Allows for much greater consistency around the various deployments

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?

No

Would you buy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform again?

Yes

Perfect for anything to do with Linux including configuring servers from scratch and avoiding the shell.

Ansible Feature Ratings

Infrastructure Automation
8
Automated Provisioning
9
Parallel Execution
9
Node Management
9
Reporting & Logging
7
Inventory Control
7
Role-based access control
9

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