This is the final instalment of a series of 3 posts about creating a dynamic inventory using Dell CloudIQ. As discussed in previous articles, CloudIQ gathers insights about all your Dell infrastructure and it provides a REST API that allows us to extract that data programmatically. This for […]
This is the second of a blog series on Ansible dynamic inventories. I was looking for some information about dynamic inventories as part of a project and I realized that even though there are a few articles out there, there is little detailed content specially around building your […]
This is the first of a 3 part series on Ansible dynamic inventories. I was looking for some information about dynamic inventories as part of a project and I realized that even though there are a few articles out there, there is little detailed content specially around building […]
In this blog post we will explore how to order items from a ServiceNow catalog using the ServiceNow REST API. There are a few examples out there that use “REST API Explorer” inside ServiceNow. I will focus here on how to do it from an external tool. In […]
As the use of cloud computing continues to grow, more and more organizations are adopting a multicloud strategy. This means that they are using multiple cloud providers, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. This can be a great way to get the best of both worlds, but […]
We have published a few videos in the IaC Avengers YouTube channel about automation using Ansible and how this can be integrated into an ITSM tool like ServiceNow to provide a cloud-like experience for private infrastructure. In the last two videos we have even demonstrated how to treat […]
This will be a quick one. I was recently experimenting with creating an S3 bucket GCP using Ansible and I came across this error: After seeing “Permission Denied” I naturally started to look at the roles that were assigned to the account . I discovered later that the […]
In the world of software development, Murphy’s law holds an unassailable truth: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. As a proud member of this masochistic club, you might be looking for innovative ways to stall your Kubernetes enterprise rollout. Maybe you want to add a little […]
Kubernetes keeps increasing in popularity and not just in public cloud. It keeps making inroads into the on-premises market. This is creating the need for automation. In many Kubernetes environments you tend to find developers using CI/CD pipelines not just for their applications code for the Kubernetes objects […]
There is no question Microsoft Teams is everywhere these days. Many IT teams use it to collaborate on projects or even day-to-day tasks. On the other hand engineers like to know what their automation solution is doing. Therefore, sending notifications is a very welcome addition to most automation […]