Description
Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool enabling infrastructure as code. It uses a simple YAML syntax to describe automation jobs.
Key Features
- Agentless architecture
- Idempotent operations
- Simple YAML playbooks
- Extensive module library
- Multi-platform support
Use Cases
- Configuration management
- Application deployment
- Orchestration
- Security automation
- Cloud provisioning
Pricing Model
Freemium (Open source with paid enterprise options)
Integrations
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes
Target Audience
DevOps engineers, System administrators, Cloud engineers, Network engineers, Security professionals
Launch Date
2012
Available On
Linux, Windows (control node), macOS (control node)
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