Automation is critical to success in the world of DevOps. How quickly and efficiently an application deployment can be automated, or a new infrastructure can be built up, can be the difference between a successful product or a failure. Ansible provides a simple yet powerful automation engine. Beyond the basics of Ansible lie a host of advanced features which are available to help you increase efficiency and accomplish complex orchestrations with ease.
This book provides you with the knowledge you need to understand how Ansible works at a fundamental level and leverage its advanced capabilities. You'll learn how to encrypt Ansible content at rest and decrypt data at runtime. You will master the advanced features and capabilities required to tackle the complex automation challenges of today and beyond. You will gain detailed knowledge of Ansible workflows, explore use cases for advanced features, craft well thought out orchestrations, troubleshoot unexpected behaviour, and extend Ansible through customizations. Finally, you will discover the methods used to examine and debug Ansible operations, helping you to understand and resolve issues.
Who is this book for?
This book is intended for Ansible developers and operators who have an understanding of the core elements and applications but are now looking to enhance their skills in applying automation using Ansible.
I've been using Ansible for awhile now, but this book took my skills to the next level. Concise and well-written.
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Tim CrothersDec 15, 2015
5
Excellent resource on Ansible. I've read a number of documents and books on ansible and this one does by far the best job of explaining the depth and breadth of how to implement and leverage ansible for taking automation to a deep level. When I initially read the book I had a basic familiarity with using Ansible for automation. When I finished the book I had a much deeper level of understanding which allowed me to build several more complex use case in my production environment. Highly recommended.
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RAJIV LODHANov 19, 2017
5
excellent
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Adam J MillerDec 26, 2015
5
Absolutely amazing book, very well written in a way that can be approached by anyone with a base line level of understanding of Ansible and are looking to take their knowledge to the next level. The book's author very clearly has extensive experience in the topic space and shares his knowledge with the reader. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who wants an advanced understanding of Ansible. This is a wonderful book to read cover to cover as well as keep around as a reference.
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WinstonJan 20, 2016
5
Absolutely a must buy for anyone looking to automate their business processes. It is very clear from the start that the authors are practitioners of this amazing software. Organizations of all types can benefit both from the use of the software and this book.
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