Ansible--automation at its best
May 21, 2025
Ansible--automation at its best

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Enterprise
Modules Used
- Ansible Tower
Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
I automate operations tasks for a financial institution, primarily using ServiceNOW, F5, and Bluecat endpoints. When Ansible works well, it works very well. Operations tasks can be monotonous and form dependent. Ansible allows me to create playbooks that auto-complete forms for folks that don't want to learn programming but are tasked with needing their work to be as near perfect as possible
Pros
- GALAXY!
- Providing multiple ways to create playbooks--pure Python, Jinja, and pre-written modules
Cons
- More examples in documentation, please!
- The learning curve can be large, especially for those already experienced with programming concepts
- Limitations with host licences--the amount of devices you can control with AAP is too low
- We log all automation results to an endpoint server that calculates each job to produce a 'total time savings' figure that's reported on monthly. This allows management to see 'real-world' time (aka) cost savings automation has provided
- A direct negative can be the time required to create the time savings
- AAP provides an easy enough UI for users to launch playbooks from, thereby reducing the training costs to teach them
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform again?
Yes

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