I use the product mostly to configure virtual machines.
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Ansible Automation Platform is great, even for non-sysadmins
A very good automation platform
Overkill when only api is needed
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Industry standard automation for everyone
Using Ansible Automation Platform for centralized configuration and deployment
Support for a vast ecosystem of modules from infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to application deployment and orchestration.
While Ansible is well-suited for most automation tasks that one will have if we have complex or highly customized scenarios that may require additional scripting or custom development, which could increase complexity and require advanced expertise.
Performance Issues are seen during scale when we are running 1000s of jobs there are issues around execution time and resource utilization.
Automation with Ansible reduces manual effort and human error, leading to increased productivity and efficiency for our DevOps teams.
Highly scalable and helps with automation, but the product could do a better job at building infrastructure
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The solution helps us to have a standard configuration for all the virtual machines. It helps our virtual machines have the same configuration every time they restart. It also helps with automation.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is that we don’t need an agent for it to work.
What needs improvement?
The product could do a better job at building infrastructure.
The product should add a feature that alerts us if someone changes the configuration.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product has high stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution has high scalability. It can be deployed on thousands of machines. Seven people in our organization use the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We use the open-source version of the solution. The product can be used for free.
What other advice do I have?
The tool should be used for server configuration but not for creating resources on the cloud. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Stable and scalable automation platform that is highly compatible with other tools
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for provisioning on different providers like VMware, and OpenStack because it was so easy to implement. This product is also helpful to create a job workflow including the approval steps.
It also includes DevOps tools for making an easy automation process.
How has it helped my organization?
It brings a lot of time-saving.
What is most valuable?
The API for exposing all our infrastructure services is the most valuable feature.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for three months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is very good. We asked the support team about applications, and they answered us. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used multiple tools in the past three years, but we did not use any other similar product to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy. I was not a part of the deployment process, but my team members told me about the deployment process.
What about the implementation team?
The in-house team asked the support team questions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is an open source product but needs a license subscription to use it. The price depends on the number of nodes supported by the platform (the nodes correspond to a host which can be for example a VM or a data center).
The price is really different depending on the customer's needs.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We have evaluated other solutions but this is the one that best meets our need for provisioning automation and addresses the different infrastructure and cloud providers we use
What other advice do I have?
The product can be very easy to use, provided what you are using in it. I did not use the product myself, but it was really impressive when they showed the POC process. I rate it eight out of ten.