Summary

In this chapter, we discussed the beauty of automation along with the means to achieve it. We learned how to automate virtual machine maintenance and container operations. We even learned how to add a layer of automation on top of that that would allow us to get people who are significantly less in the know involved in our process. Automation is a good thing. People will often believe otherwise and fear the automation of a lot of tasks, but the point of automation is to ensure that it is easier for people to live their lives. A life is not meant for boring repetitive tasks, it is meant for exploration. Automation is key to free up time for exploration. You control your life by controlling your time. Automation lets you do that.

In the next chapter, we will discuss the events that drive not only automation but most DevOps infrastructure in general. We will look into event-driven architecture and use cases where it is advantageous, as well as – of course – how...