Summary
In this chapter we have looked at why automation is important. We investigated how we should approach automation and where to look to get started. We discussed maturity modeling. We delved into the rather complex topics of state machines and infrastructure as code. And finally we tackled actual tools that you can download and learn today to take your coding to a totally different level, entirely.
In our next chapter we are going to be going into one of the absolutely most important, and most commonly avoided, topics in system administration: backups and disaster recovery. Do not try to skip over this coming chapter, if there is one thing that we need to get right in administration, it is our ability to avoid or recovery from a disaster.
