Configuration Management with Ansible [Benefits & Use Cases]

In recent years, Ansible has become the de facto standard for configuration management of IT resources. Configuration management ensures that systems and infrastructure are configured consistently and according to best practices. IT professionals leverage Ansible to simplify management and proper configuration of such systems at scale due to its simplicity and powerful automation capabilities. This blog explores Ansible’s natural fit for configuration management, along with its basic concept and use cases.

What is Ansible?

Developed by Red Hat and written in Python, Ansible is an open-source, battle-tested automation tool that offers powerful capabilities and is easy to use.d These qualities make it a preferred choice for IT professionals aiming to streamline operations across various domains. It enables cross-platform automation and orchestration at scale and is considered an excellent option for configuration management, infrastructure provisioning, and application deployment use cases.

Ansible is targeted primarily at IT operators, administrators, and decision-makers, helping them achieve operational excellence across their entire infrastructure ecosystem. Its automation opportunities are endless across hybrid clouds, on-prem infrastructure, and IoT, and it’s an engine that can…