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Implementing DevOps with Ansible 2

You're reading from Implementing DevOps with Ansible 2 A step-by-step guide to automating all DevOps stages with ease using Ansible

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787120532

Length 266 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

DevOps

Author (1):

McAllister

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

Acknowledgments

About the Reviewer

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Preface

1. DevOps Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

2. Configuration Management Essentials

3. Installing, Configuring, and Running Ansible

4. Playbooks and Inventory Files

5. Playbooks – Beyond the Fundamentals

6. Jinja in Ansible

7. Ansible Vault

8. Ansible Modules and Libraries

9. Integrating Ansible with CI and CD Solutions

10. Ansible and Docker

11. Extending Ansible

12. Ansible Galaxy

How Ansible Simplifies DevOps Implementations

Ansible is a relatively new player in the software Configuration Management space. Its initial entry into the space was as an open source software creation managed by the team at Ansible in 2012. The name Ansible is derived from the 1980s novel Ender's Game and was selected by Ansible creator, Michael DeHaan. The main effort behind the solution was to provide a simple-to-use and human-readable implementation of a Configuration Management solution.

The initial implementation of Ansible was derived in 2012 and aimed to fit the following principles:

Minimal development required: Configuration Management systems should be lightweight and simplistic in nature.
Consistent in execution: Ansible aims to provide a consistent set of rules and expectations in its core implementation.
Secure: The Ansible platform was developed using SSH as its recommended protocol, which provides a secure transport method for remote execution of Configuration Management code...

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Authors (1)

McAllister

McAllister

Jonathan McAllister has been creating software and automations since he was a child. As an avid computer technologist, he has had 13 years' professional experience in software development, test, and delivery practices. During his career, he has architected and implemented software build, test, and delivery solutions for cutting-edge technology organizations across diverse technology stacks. Jonathan has most recently been focusing on build pipelines, continuous integration, continuous delivery, microservice architecture, standardized processes, agile and Kanban, and the implementation of highly scalable automation solutions. He has worked and consulted for some of the industry's most notable companies, including Microsoft, Merck, Logitech, and Oracle. His focus is entirely on designing scalable software build, delivery, and test pipelines in an effort to streamline releases through standardization and help develop strategies that can elevate revenue through modern continuous practices.

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