The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods TNO022: Secure Automation at Enterprise Scale for the Public Sector with Red Hat Ansible (Sponsored)
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Mar 28, 2025 Ajay Chenapara, National Leader for Public Sector Automation Strategy at Red Hat, joins Tony Dubiel, a Principal Specialist Solution Architect with a background in the Air Force, to discuss the complexities of automating processes in the public sector. They explore how Red Hat Ansible improves network security and service delivery. The conversation touches on career transitions into automation, the evolution of Ansible, and the unique challenges facing public agencies, all while sharing light-hearted anecdotes about memorable outages.
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Tony's Ansible Journey
- Tony Dubiel used Ansible to onboard customers into OpenStack and automate its APIs.
- He found Ansible's abstraction of OpenStack management appealing, not requiring deep knowledge.
Network as a Computer
- Ajay Chinampada recalls a demo by Pete Lombus at Interop showcasing Cumulus switches' configuration lifecycle management.
- This sparked a realization that the network is essentially a specialized, restricted computer.
Automation Strategy
- Analyze ITSM tickets to identify recurring patterns and automate those tasks.
- Treat the network as part of your data center infrastructure, leveraging infrastructure as code.