Ansibleisanopensourceautomationplatformthatassistsorganizationswithtaskssuchasapplicationdeployment,orchestration,andtaskautomation.WiththereleaseofAnsible2.7,evencomplextaskscanbehandledmuchmoreeasilythanbefore.LearningAnsible2.7willhelpyoutakeyourfirststepstowardunderstandingthefundamentalsandpracticalaspectsofAnsiblebyintroducingyoutotopicssuchasplaybooks,modules,andtheinstallationofLinux,BerkeleySoftwareDistribution(BSD),andWindowssupport.Inadditiontothis,youwillfocusonvarioustestingstrategies,deployment,andorchestrationtobuildonyourknowledge.Thebookwillthenhelpyougetaccustomedtofeaturesincludingcleanerarchitecture,taskblocks,andplaybookparsing,whichcanhelpyoutostreamlineautomationprocesses.Next,youwilllearnhowtointegrateAnsiblewithcloudplatformssuchasAmazonWebServices(AWS)beforegaininginsightsintotheenterpriseversionsofAnsible,AnsibleTowerandAnsibleGalaxy.ThiswillhelpyoutouseAnsibletointeractwithdifferentoperatingsystemsandimproveyourworkingefficiency.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillbeequippedwiththeAnsibleskillsyouneedtoautomatecomplextasksforyourorganization.