DevOps

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    Bootstrap Windows Server Configuration with Ansible Playbooks

    In our previous Ansible post covering basic Windows Server automation with Ansible, we looked at how to get an ansible server up and running as well as how to get the Ansible server connected to a Windows Server that we…

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    Basic Windows Server Automation with Ansible

    We have already looked at installing Ansible Tower for GUI administration of Ansible which we will go back to. I want to back up a little bit and cover working with Ansible from the command line, showing how easy it…

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    Install and Configure Ansible Tower in Ubuntu Server

    One of the goals that I have set for 2018 is learning more automation skills and employing these both in the home lab as well as with employers. The days of pointing and clicking to get things done are no…

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    Automating a Home Lab Windows Server with Chef

    In a previous post, Basic Chef Workstation and Server Installation and configuration, we took a look at how to get up and running in a basic sense with a working Chef server as well as a management workstation running the…

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    Basic Chef Workstation and Server Installation and configuration

    Automation is perhaps the most exciting and most desirable skill in today’s work of infrastructure operations.ย  Today “infrastructure as code” is a buzzword you here everywhere.ย  If you haven’t started working on your automation skills, now is the time to…

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    Best Rest API Client Download

    These days APIs are all the rage when it comes to interacting with devices, infrastructure, software, etc. Most vendors and software are providing APIs that allow you to interact, configure, and query software and hardware. This is powerful when it…