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When AI handles the how, who owns the why?
AI can draft playbooks and patch plans in minutes. The hard part is knowing what is true, keeping changes on a governed path and tracing every action to a person. How observability, Ansible Automation Platform and…
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AI Agents and AAP: How to Connect the MCP Server Without Handing Over the Keys
The MCP server for Ansible Automation Platform lets an AI agent read jobs and launch automation. Here is the order I would roll it out in: read-only first, a named identity per agent, narrow toolsets, and…
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Why Your AAP Job Template Runs Green — and Still Changes Nothing
Automation Controller says the job was successful, but nothing on the servers changed. Here is why a green AAP job can do nothing, and a checklist to catch it before it bites.
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How to Scope an Ansible Automation Project So It Ships in Weeks, Not Quarters
Most automation projects don’t fail on YAML. They stall because the scope is a wish list. Here is a practical way to cut Ansible and AAP work into thin, owned slices that reach production in weeks.
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Lektivo 1.1: Course Schedules That Keep Up With Your Studio
Lektivo 1.1 is the first public release of our WordPress plugin for dance studios, fitness studios and course organisers: courses, instructors, locations and term schedules in one place, with new courses first and finished courses that…
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Why Your Ansible Playbook Breaks in AAP — and How Execution Environments Fix It
Your playbook runs cleanly on a laptop, then fails the first time Automation Controller launches it. The usual culprit is dependency drift — and execution environments are how you stop shipping that risk into production.
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If Only One Person Can Run It, It Isn’t Finished
A green ticket does not mean the work is finished. If only one person can run the automation, you still have a project — not an operational capability.
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Effective Automation: Prioritizing What Hurts
The first automation that lasts is rarely the cleverest one. It’s the repetitive work your team already pays for every week — made visible, owned, and runnable by someone other than the person who wrote it.
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All the News: Your One-Stop Source for Clear, Concise Updates
Today we’re incredibly proud to open the doors (a little wider) to All the News – the news experience we’ve been building at Jugas IT for the past months.
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Mastering Ansible’s Advanced Features: From YAML to Victory
Ever stared at a Jinja2 error in Ansible and felt like throwing your keyboard? The learning curve for advanced features like custom modules, dynamic inventories, or Jinja2 templates can be steep. As a Red Hat-certified consultant,…