Item: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Rating: 8
Author: Travis Kessler

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ansible helps us achieve and maintain CMMC compliance. Any time a new asset is brought online, we use Ansible to ensure the correct settings are applied. Ansible also verifies that all assets in the inventory have the proper settings applied. We also use it to generate monthly reports for tracking.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Automate deployment.
Verify CMMC compliance.
Generate reports from across assets of different types including network equipment.

Cons

While it can work with Windows OS it is limited and still has room for improvement.
Initial setup can be difficult.

Return on Investment

Implementing and sustaining compliance standards in our lab would be a massive task without Ansible. Compliance is essential for our customers and stakeholders.

Usability

Once configured, it is pretty straightforward but still requires familiarity with command line interfaces. The amount of time it saves is worth every bit of configuration. I use it several times a week.

Key Insights

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?

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), VMware vSphere, macOS

Likelihood to Recommend

I'd say Ansible can help automate tasks that you perform regularly, like deployment and patching/updating. And for functions where you want to ensure a certain number of steps are always completed and remain that way. I recommend Ansible for everyone dealing with Linux, from a home lab to an enterprise environment.

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