Red Hat Ansible
Ansible is an open source IT automation engine that automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other IT processes. It is free to use and supported by a large community of contributors. Red Hat offers the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, a unified, security-hardened enterprise platform that builds on the open source project to provide an end-to-end automation experience for cross-functional teams. The platform includes capabilities like event-driven automation and generative AI to reduce manual effort and increase efficiency, with enhanced security and end-to-end technical support. Ansible supports automation across a wide range of IT use cases and is backed by a strong ecosystem including collections for middleware, Kubernetes, and VMware automation. Red Hat also provides community training, documentation, and resources to help organizations expand automation adoption and build Centers of Excellence.
Red Hat Ansible
Ansible is an open source IT automation engine that automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other IT processes. It is free to use and supported by a large community of contributors. Red Hat offers the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, a unified, security-hardened enterprise platform that builds on the open source project to provide an end-to-end automation experience for cross-functional teams. The platform includes capabilities like event-driven automation and generative AI to reduce manual effort and increase efficiency, with enhanced security and end-to-end technical support. Ansible supports automation across a wide range of IT use cases and is backed by a strong ecosystem including collections for middleware, Kubernetes, and VMware automation. Red Hat also provides community training, documentation, and resources to help organizations expand automation adoption and build Centers of Excellence.
TL;DR
What: Open-source IT automation engine with an enterprise Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Founded / Origin: Originated as AnsibleWorks; Michael DeHaan announced the company
Acquisition: Acquired by Red Hat in October 2015
Funding (pre-acquisition): $6M venture round in August 2013
Company Overview
Problem Domain
IT automation, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration
Founded
2012
Industry
Enterprise software / IT automation
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
$6,000,000
August 2013 venture round; company was later acquired by Red Hat in October 2015.
Investor Signal
“Menlo Ventures (lead investor); Headline listed as an investor”