Infrastructure Automation

What is infrastructure automation?

Infrastructure automation (IA) is the process of reducing the number of repetitive and potentially error-prone IT operations tasks that strain your resources while limiting your ability to scale. Discover how to identify and break down departmental silos, automate repetitive workflows, deliver services at scale and energize your teams by focusing their time on building processes that create IT agility and support your strategic success.

Inside the ATC

Inside the ATC Automation: Infrastructure Automation

We first developed the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) as a place for people to get their hands on cutting-edge technology. Now we're unlocking this ecosystem and putting all the research, results, tools and expertise in the hands of customers and partners everywhere around the world. Automation is top of mind for nearly everyone as we continue to digitize the world around us, driving scale and mitigating risk. Treating infrastructure as code, developing intent-based multi-OEM systems and leveraging test automation for infrastructure are some very common use cases organizations are doing today. No matter if you are looking to get started or looking to accelerate your current automation efforts, we will discuss how the WWT ATC can provide access to hands-on labs, content, code and experts to move you forward quickly.

Webinar

Aug 24, 2021 • 11 am (CDT)

Infrastructure Automation

Infrastructure automation can help you build a culture of trust, innovation, and fulfillment. Healthy organizations provide a workplace where people feel safe, empowered, and devoted to a cause. Everything we do is focused on helping people elevate their daily work, feel a greater sense of connection to the success of their organization, and have more time to spend with friends, family, and lifelong devotions. We make that possible by helping organizations break down departmental silos, collectively learn to automate repetitive work, and deliver IT agility that supports strategic success.

Community

Feb 2, 2021

Ansible

Building Network Automation into Your Organization

An enterprise-wide automation framework must benefit the individual first. But how can this be accomplished within a large organization?

Article

May 7, 2018

7 min read

Red Hat Ansible

Interconnected Automation and Orchestration

How the connection between orchestration tools, Phantom and Ansible Tower can automate incident response, data collection, corrective actions and notifications.

Article

Mar 3, 2017

3 min read

Infrastructure Automation

Leveraging Edge Computing in a Zero Trust Architecture

This article describes how the early initiatives in software-defined networking contribute to the goal of implementing a Zero Trust architecture through incremental advancements in network programmability.

Article

Oct 20, 2020

9 min read

How do I get started?

We will support you from learning about infrastructure automation through hands-on labs to coming up with an infrastructure automation strategy that delivers business value. When it comes time to implement and operate automation toolsets, we make sure teams have the training they need to succeed.

Evaluate

Learn how leading automation toolsets are helping infrastructure teams. Then, try them out for yourself. Our hands-on labs and demonstrations teach you the fundamentals of automation and show you how automation can be applied to various technology domains.

Cisco NSO

Infrastructure Automation Briefing

Infrastructure Automation is the cornerstone that allows IT to provide consumable infrastructure for development and application teams inside your organization. Automation is also key to reducing toil and having engineering and operations teams focus on important work and driving your business into the future. However, for many, getting started with Automation can seem like a daunting task, and prioritizing where to start can be a difficult decision.

Briefing

Jul 23, 2021

1 min read

Pure Storage

Infrastructure Automation Envisioning Workshop

Workshop

Feb 5, 2021

1 min read

ATC

F5 Ansible Automation Training Lab

Welcome to WWT's F5 Automation and Programmability Lab. The intended goal of this lab is to introduce and enable F5 administrators in taking the first step to automate, simplify and streamline the F5 provisioning and configuration process. test

Lab

Foundation Lab

ATC

Cisco Ansible Automation Lab

Welcome to WWT's Introduction to Network Automation and Programmability Lab. The intended goal of this lab is to introduce network architects and DevOps engineers in taking the first step to automate, simplify and streamline the provisioning and configuration of networking platforms such as Cisco IOS XE and Cisco Nexus.

Lab

Foundation Lab

Design

We help you create an infrastructure automation strategy. This includes identifying business initiatives where automation can add the most value and driving out bottlenecks that prevent automation projects from getting off the ground.

HashiCorp Terraform

Automation Enablement Program

Page

Feb 1, 2021

3 min read

Cisco DNA Center

Ansible for Higher Level Automation with Cisco DNA Center

New modules to interface Ansible and Cisco DNA Center simplify configuration and inventory management.

Article

Oct 1, 2019

1 min read

Inside the ATC

Inside the ATC Automation: Infrastructure Automation

Webinar

Aug 24, 2021 • 11 am (CDT)

Implement

Whether it's making infrastructure installation easy with playbooks, building a CI/CD pipeline, or integrating systems like Ansible Tower and ServiceNow, we get you up, running and ready to support the business at speed and scale. Plus, SME hours are just a click away.

Cisco

Take Your Orchestration Strategy to the Next Level

A good orchestration strategy should be scalable, versatile and architecturally functional within your overall network strategy.

Article

Dec 14, 2018

8 min read

Infrastructure Automation

Reducing the Skills Gap Between DevOps Processes

How enabling Super-NetOps can automate workflows and reduce the gap between infrastructure and developers

Article

Aug 11, 2017

2 min read

Ansible

Building Network Automation into Your Organization

An enterprise-wide automation framework must benefit the individual first. But how can this be accomplished within a large organization?

Article

May 7, 2018

7 min read

Infrastructure Automation

Ansible Tower for Implementing Security Policy

Take a look back on WWT Principal Architect Joel King's Network Automation presentation at AnsibleFest 2018.

Article

Oct 1, 2018

4 min read

Operate

We know you need to quickly skill up but also be self-sufficient in operating automation toolsets. That's why we put IT operations teams on a training and enablement path. And with ongoing access to our labs, learning never has to stop.

On the DevOps Journey: How Network Engineers Can Begin to Think Like Developers Using F5

NetOps embracing development best practices is a key piece in the DevOps puzzle. Three shifts in mindset and technology use cases can help.

Article

Mar 26, 2019

7 min read

Case studies

Why WWT

Building a Modern, Elastic IT Infrastructure From Scratch for Elanco Animal Health to Streamline and Optimize M&A

During a global pandemic, Elanco and WWT worked collaboratively to design, build and integrate an end-to-end IT infrastructure with the ability to scale and meet the evolving demands of the highly competitive animal health market.

Case Study

Jan 12, 2022

6 min read

Cisco

WWT Saves Time and Money Using Ansible Automation

By adopting Ansible automation, WWT IT is no longer asking themselves if they should automate; they're asking what should they automate next?

Case Study

Oct 22, 2019

4 min read

Infrastructure Automation

Solving Information Technology Challenges With Automation Enablement

Overcome IT organizational challenges through re-tooling to take advantage of automation. World Wide Technology enablement offerings through the ATC can help accelerate the journey and transition faster to a more efficient, reliable and automated services-led organization.

Case Study

Jul 20, 2020

6 min read

Hybrid Cloud

IaC and Security Best Practices for Large Scale Cloud Migrations

Build large-scale hybrid cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Case Study

Apr 13, 2021

8 min read

Connect with our experts

Mark Wall

Director

Chris Nugent

National Technical Solutions Architect

Emilio Trenzado

Technical Architect

Tyler Hatton

Technical Solutions Architect

Phillip Palmer

Senior Practice Lead - ServiceNow

Jeff Andiorio

Principal Solutions Architect

Stephen Hey

Technical Solutions Architect

John Tejada

Technical Solutions Arch II

Ron Whitt

Technical Solutions Arch III

Nick Thompson

Principal Solutions Architect - Automation

Corey Wanless

Technical Solutions Architect

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Featured content

Automation Anywhere

WWT and Automation Anywhere Partner to Demonstrate the Value of Robotic Process Automation in Healthcare

Learn how a cancer research center plans to automate revenue cycle management through AI-powered bots.

Article

Aug 6, 2021

3 min read

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

How WWT Helps Healthcare IT Organizations Transform Care Delivery

Whether starting from scratch or seeking to update existing models, IT leaders are tasked with constructing secure, reliable, and sustainable environments to deliver safe and equitable care to patients. Here are five ways WWT helps our clients meet these directives.

Article

Oct 10, 2022

4 min read

Infrastructure Automation

How to Automate Everything Right: WWT's 6 Principles of Automation

Automation plays a critical role in our daily work, touching solutions that span technologies, partners and industries. In our many years of working with clients, we've identified six principles that can help organizations automate everything right.

Article

Oct 6, 2022

5 min read

Ansible

A Year of Workshops: What We've Learned From Automation Envisioning

The Infrastructure Automation Envisioning Workshop fosters discussion of challenges, priorities and goals for organizations adopting automation. In this article we look at the common responses over the past year.

Article

Jul 22, 2022

8 min read

Infrastructure Services

Hybrid Cloud Makes Building Financial Marketplaces Easier

A new generation of banking customers wants a full-service marketplace at their fingertips. Building them one requires a lot of moving parts. Let's take a look at what's involved and how WWT's hybrid cloud approach links it all together.

Article

Jul 18, 2022

9 min read

What's popular

WWT Experts Series

WWT Experts: Tanner Bechtel on the 6 Principles of Automation

Grab a quick dose of deep expertise with the WWT Expert series. In each episode, our host poses topical questions to a WWT Expert. Learn about the business solutions these experts have created, the technologies they've mastered and the trends they're seeing in the marketplace. All in 30 minutes or less. Many organizations are looking to automation to give their business a competitive advantage. In many cases, automation is likely already happening with multiple grassroots efforts underway. But how do you connect siloed automation projects to a broader automation strategy that drives business outcomes? It's tempting to try to automate everything. However, we've found that the secret to success is to automate everything right. Specifically, we've found that six principles can help organizations close the gap between automation strategy and project execution.

Webinar

Oct 27, 2022 • 1 pm (CDT)

Infrastructure Automation

How to Automate Everything Right: WWT's 6 Principles of Automation

Article

Oct 6, 2022

5 min read

Test Automation

Postman API Tests Collection: Run With Docker Compose

As Quality Engineers, we want the test environment setup to be quick and easy. And the test runs to be isolated and repeatable. Using Docker to run the tests can help achieve these goals. Here is a brief primer about creating a Postman tests collection and then running it with Docker Compose.

Article

Jan 21, 2022

11 min read

ATC

Demystifying the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Configuration Model

The purpose of this insight is to educate wireless network administrators who are considering deploying or migrating a wireless network about the similarities and differences between the Cisco Catalyst 9800 and AireOS wireless solutions. We have provided an overview of the Cisco Catalyst solution, details about why the configuration model was revamped, and instructions for how to correlate configuration constructs between the legacy and new configuration model, simplifying adoption of the new solution.

Article

Jun 26, 2020

14 min read

ATC

Cisco Ansible Automation Lab

Lab

Foundation Lab

2468 launches

What's new

Infrastructure Automation

Automation.Day

Automation.Day is a single-day Automation experience hosted by WWT. This event is for new and existing WWT customers interested in infrastructure and cloud automation. During this event, you will be able to experience hands-on labs and an afternoon of exciting talks hosted by WWT and our partners.

Page

Mar 30, 2023

4 min read

ATC

Automation Priorities for 2023

A roadmap for delivering enterprise-wide automation at scale.

WWT Research

Mar 22, 2023

Red Hat Openshift

WWT, F5, and Red Hat: Partners in Modern Application Security

Learn how WWT, F5, and Red Hat partner closely to help customers automate, scale, and secure application workloads across hybrid cloud environments. F5 and Red Hat jointly deliver high-performance applications with automated, protected, and optimized workflows.

Webinar

May 04, 2023 • 10 am (CDT)

Inside the ATC

Inside the ATC Automation: Skills Development

We're back with another round of Inside the ATC, with Automation experts Nick Thompson & Tyler Hatton. This series highlights the most recent content, labs, experts and case studies around a particular topic you can find on our Advanced Technology Center Digital Platform, wwt.com. There's a lot there and we want to help you find what you really need, wherever you are in your Automation journey.

Webinar

Apr 05, 2022 • 10 am (CDT)

Infrastructure Automation

Hands-On F5 Ansible Automation Workshop

Join World Wide Technology for a hands on workshop around Red Hat® Ansible Tower automation with our industry experts and the value it brings to your organization! In order to keep up with the speed of business, there is a pressing need to make programmability and automation an inherent part of operational IT processes. During this hands-on workshop, experts from WWT will demonstrate how a centralized automation tool can be used to programmatically configure devices and deliver applications across multiple platforms.

Experience

Jun 24, 2021 • 11 am (CDT)

Infrastructure Automation

Hands-On Pure Storage and Ansible Automation Workshop

Join World Wide Technology for a hands-on workshop around Pure Storage and Ansible Automation with our industry experts and the value it brings to your organization! To keep up with the growing speed of business demands, there's a pressing need to make programmability and automation an inherent part of operational IT processes. WWT offers hands-on Ansible Automation training labs to help customers learn how to get started using centralized automation tools to manage and deploy configurations.

Experience

Oct 27, 2021 • 1 pm (CDT)

Infrastructure Automation

Hands-On Pure Storage and Ansible Automation Workshop

Join World Wide Technology and Pure Storage for a hands-on workshop around Ansible Automation with our industry experts and the value it brings to your organization! To keep up with the growing speed of business demands, there's a pressing need to make programmability and automation an inherent part of operational IT processes. WWT offers hands-on Ansible Automation Training labs to help customers learn how to get started using centralized automation tools to manage and deploy configurations.

Experience

Mar 22, 2022 • 10 am (CDT)

Python

Programmability and Automation Meetup: Introduction to Network Telemetry Using Apache Kafka

The use of telemetry is an increased focus in IT operations providing raw data to the machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML/AI) algorithms for AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations).

Video

Jan 25, 2023

52:25

TEC37

TEC37 E21: How to Add Automation to IT Operations: Do You Want to be a Robot or Learn How to Build Robots?

Traditional IT operations can turn skilled people into robots who have to perform the same operationally-critical, yet time-consuming tasks over and over. All the while, it seems there is never time to work on the most strategic projects for your organization. What if you could build your own "robots" to do the repetitive work for you, so you could have time to do the things you really want to do? Infrastructure automation is your robot army, waiting for your orders! Adding automation to your IT operations skillset is absolutely doable, even though it might sound intimidating. Where do you start? What should you learn? What are the most important things to know? Host Robb Boyd and our expert panel will answer these questions and more, so you have the tools you need to make your automation robots come to life.

Webinar

Nov 24, 2020 • 1 pm (CST)

TEC37

TEC37 A&O Series E01: Breeding Unicorn Employees

We are bringing back some of our favorite TEC37 episodes! In this TEC37 encore, we will discuss how we have noticed a demand in job postings looking for the mythical Unicorn; the person that automates everything, bleeds devops, and judges people by the stickers on their laptop. How do you find these Unicorns? Simple, you breed them.

Webinar

Jan 28, 2021 • 1 pm (CST)

TEC37

TEC37 A&O Series E02: Ansible vs Terraform? Which is Better and Why?

Ansible and Terraform are some of the leading tools for automating infrastructure and driving infrastructure as code. In this session experts from each side will discuss the foundations for a successful automation strategy and where each tool fits in a larger automation strategy.

Webinar

Feb 17, 2021 • 12 pm (CST)

Inside the ATC

Inside the ATC Automation: Infrastructure Automation

Webinar

Aug 24, 2021 • 11 am (CDT)

WWT Experts Series

WWT Experts: Mark Wall on Infrastructure Automation

In this session from the WWT Experts series, we will hear from Mark Wall who represents WWT's expertise around infrastructure automation. We'll present Mark with top questions facing those working on infrastructure automation programs and learn from his hands-on experience working with WWT customers across several industries. Join us for this WWT Experts session!

Webinar

Sep 02, 2021 • 11 am (CDT)

WWT Experts Series

WWT Experts: Tanner Bechtel on the 6 Principles of Automation

Webinar

Oct 27, 2022 • 1 pm (CDT)

WWT Experts Series

WWT Experts: Mark Wall on How Data is Driving Automation

Webinar

Nov 22, 2022 • 1 pm (CST)

Infrastructure Automation

What Comes After Observability?

Want to hear more on maintaining a healthy infrastructure? Join WWT's Tanner Bechtel and Mike Cervasio as they discuss how AIOps simplifies your transformation. Check out the full episode by clicking here.

Video

Dec 14, 2022

6:43

Infrastructure Automation

Automation Briefing

Organizations across every industry are looking to automation to give their business a competitive advantage. In many cases, automation is already underway with multiple grassroots efforts. Automation is the cornerstone that allows IT to provide consumable infrastructure for development and application teams inside your organization. Automation is also key to reducing toil and having engineering and operations teams focus on important work and driving your business into the future. However, for many, getting started with Automation can seem like a daunting task, and prioritizing where to start can be a difficult decision.

Briefing

Dec 2, 2022

1 min read

Python

Programmability and Automation Meetup: Net-textorial -- Exploring Structured Network Data in a Terminal

In this session, presented by Dan Wade from NetCraftsmen, we covered net-textorial and how you can get started using it.

Video

Dec 1, 2022

43:56

HashiCorp Consul

Programmability and Automation Meetup Group

The Programmability and Automation Meetup Group focuses on programmability, automation, and Infrastructure as Code using both Open Source tools and vendor-specific solutions. All skill levels are welcome. We will cover many topics from various technologies and provide hands-on lab opportunities.

Community

Nov 30, 2022

ATC

Linux Basics for Automation Engineers

The everyday life of an automation engineer will invariably require a fundamental understanding of Linux. This lab is focused on exposing aspiring automation engineers to the foundational concepts of the Linux operating system.

Lab

Foundation Lab

70 launches