IT Automation

Ansible Product for Lists vs Combine for Dictionaries

Introduction In the realm of Ansible automation, managing complex data structures is often required.

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Mastering Conditionals in Ansible Playbooks

Introduction In Ansible, conditional statements are a cornerstone of efficient and dynamic playbooks.

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Mastering the Assert Module in Ansible

Introduction The assert module in Ansible is a powerful tool for validating conditions and ensuring the correctness of your automation workflows.

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Checking VMware VM Snapshots with Ansible Playbooks

Introduction Virtual machine snapshots are a valuable tool in VMware environments, enabling administrators to create recovery points before making changes.

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Compare Two Lists in Ansible: Ensuring Data Consistency

Introduction When working with Ansible playbooks, comparing two lists is a common task, especially for validating data consistency in automation workflows.

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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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Mastering Nested Lists in Ansible Playbooks: A Practical Guide

Introduction Ansible’s flexibility in automation often involves handling intricate data structures.

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Transforming and Searching JSON Data in Ansible Playbooks

Introduction Handling JSON data is a common task in IT automation workflows.

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Transforming JSON Data in Ansible Playbooks: A Practical Guide

Introduction Modern IT automation often requires handling complex JSON data, whether from APIs, configuration files, or dynamic inputs.

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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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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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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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Simplify Disk Management with Ansible Quota Module

Managing disk usage quotas is critical for ensuring fair resource allocation in shared environments like multi-user servers or DevOps pipelines.

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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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Handling Non-Compliant Variable Names in Ansible Easily

Handling Variable Naming Constraints in Ansible: Workarounds for Compliance When working with automation tools like Ansible, adhering to variable naming conventions is essential for maintainability, readability, and avoiding conflicts.

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Ansible Role Input Validation with validate_argument_spec

Introduction Ensuring the integrity of inputs in automation workflows is crucial, especially in a dynamic and modular framework like Ansible.

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Red Hat Summit: Connect 2024 – Future of AI, Cloud, & Automation

On October 16, 2024, the Red Hat Summit: Connect will be held at the NBC Congress Centrum in Nieuwegein, Netherlands.

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5: New Features & Updates

Hi friends, Exciting news! The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.

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Ansible London Meetup 2024 Recap: Highlights and Insights

On September 23rd, 2024, I had the honor of presenting at the Ansible London Meetup, held at Dell Technologies in London.

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Effective Techniques to Clear Host Errors in Ansible Playbooks

Handling Host Errors in Ansible In any automation system, handling errors efficiently is crucial to ensure smooth operations.

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Ansible Community Meetup 2024: Updates, Releases, and Networking

The recent Ansible community meetup hosted by Red Hat brought together a diverse group of contributors, developers, and automation enthusiasts from around the world.

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JSON Data Search with Ansible

Introduction Ansible is a powerful tool used for automation and configuration management.

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Integrate Ansible with VMware vRealize Automation Efficiently

Introduction As IT environments become increasingly complex, the need for robust automation tools to manage infrastructure across various platforms is more critical than ever.

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Celebrate SysAdmin Day 2024 with Ansible Pilot Automation Expertise

Happy SysAdmin Day! Today, we celebrate the heroes behind the scenes who keep our digital world running smoothly.

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Automate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Ansible Playbooks

Introduction In today’s IT landscape, the automation of cloud infrastructure has become a pivotal aspect of managing scalable, reliable, and efficient systems.

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