Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who has IT tasks they want to automate, from mundane day-to-day housekeeping tasks to complex infrastructure-as-code-based deployments. It is intended to appeal to anyone with prior experience with Linux-based environments who wants to get up to speed quickly with Ansible automation and to a wide range of individuals, whether system administrators, DevOps engineers, or architects looking at overall automation strategy. It will even serve hobbyists well. Basic proficiency in Linux system administration and maintenance tasks is assumed; however, no previous Ansible or automation experience is required.