Management vs Automation
What is the difference between IT Infrastructure automation and vendor management solutions like Cisco Meraki and Cisco ACI. Why would I automate when my vendor has already provided me a webUI that performs all my management activities?
Here's how I like to break it down: There are management solutions and then there are automation solutions. Management tools are great because they come ready made with a set of use cases that work out of the box. They're easy to use but can be pretty rigid. You're stuck waiting for the vendor to add new use cases or features, and they often only cover a part of your infrastructure. For instance, you’re not going to be automating your Linux servers with Meraki Systems Manager.
Automation solutions, like Ansible Automation Platform, are a bit different. Yes, you need to build out the use cases by creating an Ansible Playbook but they're incredibly flexible. With a solid Ansible playbook, you can automate practically any use case you can think of.
Ansible gives you the flexibility to automate anything, integrates smoothly with existing management tools, and cuts down on those tedious manual tasks. This, in my view, makes it a no-brainer as to why you’d want to take advantage of Ansible Automation Platform.
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