DevOps

Automating Nginx Reverse Proxy Setup for Flask on RHEL

🔍 Introduction When deploying a Flask web application, it’s best practice to place it behind a reverse proxy to enhance security, enable SSL encryption, and optimize traffic handling.

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AIOps: The Future of IT Operations with AI-Driven Automation

🔍 Introduction to AIOps In today’s fast-paced digital world, IT operations teams are under immense pressure to maintain uptime, optimize performance, and manage increasingly complex hybrid cloud environments.

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Automating AI-Powered Graph Databases with Ansible: Insights from CfgMgmtCamp 2025

🚀 CfgMgmtCamp 2025: Automating AI-Powered Graph Databases with Ansible Yesterday, at CfgMgmtCamp 2025, I had the privilege of presenting Automating AI-Powered Graph Databases with Ansible.

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Using Jenkins to Build Infrastructure with Terraform and Configure with Ansible

Introduction Modern DevOps practices rely heavily on automation tools to streamline infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.

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Are Ansible and Terraform the Same?

In the world of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Ansible and Terraform are prominent tools.

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Luca Berton Joins FOSDEM 2025: A Celebration of Open Source Innovation

Discover the Power of Open Source at FOSDEM 2025 I’m excited to announce that I’ll be attending FOSDEM 2025, the premier open-source software event, held on February 1–2, 2025, at the ULB Solbosch Campus in Brussels, Belgium.

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Mastering Nested List Optimization in Ansible Playbooks

Optimizing Nested Lists in Ansible Ansible, a powerful IT automation tool, often deals with complex data structures.

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Transforming JSON Data with Ansible and Jinja2

Introduction In the world of IT automation, JSON data manipulation is a common task.

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Automating depmod with Ansible

Automating depmod Command with Ansible The depmod command in Linux is critical for generating module dependency information, stored in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/modules.

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Ansible Tips’n’Tricks: Defining –extra-vars as JSON

Introduction In the realm of Ansible automation, managing variables effectively can save time and reduce errors.

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Red Hat Achieves Top Recognition in G2 Rankings for 2024

Red Hat Leads the Pack in G2 Rankings Red Hat, a pioneer in open-source solutions, has once again secured top honors in G2’s peer-reviewed software rankings for 2024.

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Optimizing Azure DevTest Labs Course by Luca Berton | Pluralsight

Watch on Pluralsight As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based solutions for development and testing, optimizing resource usage becomes paramount.

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Dynamic Data Construction in Ansible: Managing Users and Groups

Dynamically constructing and managing data structures is a crucial skill in Ansible automation, especially for tasks that require flexible and reusable configurations.

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Handling Primary Variable Changes Without Breaking Dependencies

Understanding the Issue: Breaking Dependencies with Variable Changes Changing a primary variable in a configuration or script can unintentionally break dependent variables or components.

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Managing Compliance Drift with Ansible: A Guide to Ensuring Configuration Consistency

Managing Compliance Drift with Ansible In the fast-paced world of IT operations, maintaining configuration compliance is essential for securing systems and ensuring operational efficiency.

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Networking Throttle Strategies for Managing 3000 Servers with Ansible

Introduction Managing a large-scale Ansible deployment with 3000 servers can lead to network bottlenecks, extended wait times, and task failures.

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Why Memory, Not CPU, Is the Critical Bottleneck in Ansible Automation

Introduction As IT environments scale, automation tools like Ansible face unique performance challenges.

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Set Default Ansible SSH Username and Password for Automation

Learn how to configure default SSH credentials for seamless Ansible automation.

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Troubleshooting: Configure User Quotas on Ansible Managed Systems

Troubleshooting: Configure User Quotas on Ansible Managed Systems Learn how to resolve the common error related to user quota configuration using Ansible.

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Troubleshooting: Configure User Quotas on XFS File Systems Using Ansible

Troubleshooting: Configure User Quotas on XFS File Systems Using Ansible Learn how to resolve the common error related to user quota configuration on XFS file systems with Ansible.

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Avoid Variable Collisions in Ansible with loop_control

When writing Ansible playbooks, efficient use of variables is crucial to avoid unintended behavior or collisions.

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Red Hat Ansible: Forrester Wave Market Leader Q4 2024

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Dominating Infrastructure Automation in 2024

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Automating Key Management with Ansible Using ansible.utils.remove_keys

Introduction In automation workflows, efficient data manipulation plays a crucial role, especially when managing sensitive data or cleaning structured inputs.

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Luca Berton Joins Ansible London Meetup

Luca Berton Attends Ansible London Meetup – November 21, 2024 On a brisk November evening, Luca Berton joined the vibrant Ansible London Meetup held at Dell’s office in Creechurch Place, a short stroll from Liverpool Street and Aldgate East stations.

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Ansible London Meetup 2024: Automation & DevOps Insights

Title: Exploring Automation and Collaboration at the Ansible London Meetup 2024

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