Infrastructure Automation

Scale IT operations and engineering

Infrastructure automation uses software and tools to automatically manage and provision IT resources without the need for manual intervention. Organizations that embrace infrastructure automation can scale IT engineering and operations consistently, securely and with greater accuracy.

Our automation experts help clients align investments in infrastructure automation tools to business initiatives, eliminate bottlenecks to the flow of work and build a culture where IT teams are excited to automate away non-value-added tasks. 

And because we know automation is a continuous journey, we work hand in hand with clients after implementation to ensure teams can operate infrastructure automation tools self-sufficiently and with confidence.

What's new in infrastructure automation?

Infrastructure automation can drive operational efficiency across your IT organization. Explore resources that touch on the different aspects of growing your infrastructure automation capabilities.
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Infrastructure Automation

Simplifying IT Infrastructure to Drive Automation Efficiencies | Experts

Tasked with doing more with less, IT leaders globally are looking to scale automation projects to drive efficiency and productivity. Even more important than moving automation forward is moving the right automation forward. But as many are learning, this is easier said than done. Join WWT's Jim Stuckey, who leads our infrastructure automation practice, as he dives into why providing automated infrastructure is so critical to delivering good end-user experiences. Jim also talks about common use cases for automated infrastructure, outcomes gained from those use cases and considerations for building a culture that's ready to tackle it all. And who could forget — how is automation changing in the age of generative AI?
Webinar
• May 30, 2023 • 9am
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Infrastructure Automation

Automation Core Concepts

The Automation Foundations learning path is designed to prepare infrastructure architects and engineers for the journey toward automation. Automation in practice includes a broad ecosystem of skills beyond the specific language or system chosen to automate or orchestrate. This learning path targets building that ecosystem of skills to ensure your automation journey is successful. The fundamental skills covered in this learning path include Linux operating system concepts, setting up your development environment, version control and collaboration features, formats for your data, and application programming interfaces. Each concept covered in this learning path is coupled with both content and hands-on exercises to solidify the knowledge.
Learning Path
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Infrastructure Automation

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.
Public Community
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Infrastructure Automation

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
• 2 hrs
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Automation & Orchestration

Automation Priorities

A roadmap for delivering enterprise-wide automation at scale.
WWT Research
• Mar 22, 2023

Benefits of infrastructure automation

Chances are your IT organization has already implemented some infrastructure automation tools. However, we find that clients often struggle to scale infrastructure automation to multiple teams and departments. We partner with our clients to develop a strategy that includes people, processes and technology, so you can realize the many benefits of infrastructure automation. 

Benefits of infrastructure automation

Increased efficiency and productivity

  • Reduce the need to manually provision, configure and scale IT infrastructure.
  • Deploy, update and maintain infrastructure faster and more accurately.
  • Give IT teams more time to focus on strategic initiatives and address critical issues.
Benefits of infrastructure automation

Consistency and standardization

  • Consistent and standardized configurations.
  • Reduce errors and misconfigurations.
  • Simplify troubleshooting and debugging.
Benefits of infrastructure automation

Scalability and flexibility

  • Seamlessly scale up or down infrastructure resources.
  • Respond to changing business requirements faster.
  • Deploy and test different configurations more efficiently and securely.

Infrastructure automation briefing

During our infrastructure automation briefing, our experts cover industry trends, foundations for success and how we partner with clients. They also discuss common use cases driving infrastructure automation such as network automation, compute and storage automation, cloud automation, test automation, and immutable infrastructure.

Schedule an infrastructure automation briefing

What's popular

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Automation & Orchestration

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
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Automation & Orchestration

Automation Priorities

A roadmap for delivering enterprise-wide automation at scale.
WWT Research
• Mar 22, 2023
Wi-Fi Networking

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.
ATC Insight
Jun 26, 2020
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High-Performance Architecture (HPA)

IT Infrastructure and Operations Landscape Report

If you are responsible for developing IT strategies and budgets for your organization, this report will help you prepare for trends we believe will be increasingly impactful over the next few years.
WWT Research
• Sep 8, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Simplifying IT Infrastructure to Drive Automation Efficiencies | Experts

Tasked with doing more with less, IT leaders globally are looking to scale automation projects to drive efficiency and productivity. Even more important than moving automation forward is moving the right automation forward. But as many are learning, this is easier said than done. Join WWT's Jim Stuckey, who leads our infrastructure automation practice, as he dives into why providing automated infrastructure is so critical to delivering good end-user experiences. Jim also talks about common use cases for automated infrastructure, outcomes gained from those use cases and considerations for building a culture that's ready to tackle it all. And who could forget — how is automation changing in the age of generative AI?
Webinar
May 30, 2023 • 9am

What's new

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ATSM

ATSM - 12-01-2023 - Automation - Closing Comments

From the ATSM on 12-01-2023 that focused on Automation, Jim Stuckey and Nick Thompson closed the meeting with comments on Automation resources, how to engage with the Automation team and a Call to Action.
Video
• 5:57
Dec 7, 2023
Infrastructure Automation

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.
Foundations Lab
342 launches
Infrastructure Automation

Container Basics for Automation Engineers

This lab is intended to teach the consumer functional skills related to utilizing containers in the realm of automation.
Advanced Configuration Lab
75 launches
Infrastructure Automation

Introduction to Data Formats

Data encoding formats are an essential skill of an automation engineer. This lab will take a hands-on approach to teaching you about three common formats: YAML, JSON and XML.
Foundations Lab
41 launches
Infrastructure Automation

GraphQL Application Programming Interface (API) Fundamentals

GraphQL is a query language for the API that is flexible and efficient. Application programming interfaces expose access to the system from other systems. Understanding how to utilize the API unlocks endless possibilities in your automation journey.
Foundations Lab
23 launches
Infrastructure Automation

REST Application Programming Interface (API) Fundamentals

Application programming interfaces expose access to the system from other systems. Understanding how to utilize the API unlocks endless possibilities in your automation journey.
Foundations Lab
94 launches
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Infrastructure Automation

Infrastructure Automation

The infrastructure automation learning series is an educational program designed to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to automate and manage complex IT infrastructures efficiently. Participants learn how to streamline and standardize infrastructure deployment, configuration, and management processes. The series delves into best practices for creating scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure, enabling learners to implement automation solutions effectively within various IT environments. By the end of the program, individuals gain a comprehensive understanding of automation tools and strategies that enhance productivity, reduce manual intervention, and optimize infrastructure operations.
Learning Series
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Infrastructure Automation

Programmability and Automation Meetup: It's time to rebuild DevOps

As we approach the 15th anniversary of DevOps, we find ourselves at a crossroads. While DevOps was initially conceived to break down silos and enhance communication for stability, reliability, availability, and security, the proliferation of tools has unintentionally created new complexities and silos. What if we could embark on a paradigm shift, rather than an incremental one, based on lessons learned along the way? In this presentation, System Initiative reflected on the lessons learned throughout the DevOps journey and explored how we, as a community, can transform how we collaborate to build and maintain complex infrastructure. Whether you're a seasoned DevOps expert or just embarking on this journey, this talk will provide valuable insights into the role you can play in ushering in the "second wave of DevOps." We'll discuss the capabilities we see as necessary in a new platform and explore what's possible when we are no longer constrained by the current state of the system that we, together, have created over the last 15 years.
Video
• 45:29
Nov 29, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Programmability and Automation Meetup Recordings

The Programmability and Automation Meetup Group is focused on programmability, automation, Infrastructure as Code using both Open Source tools and vendor-specific solutions. This playlist contains the group meeting recordings.
Playlist
Nov 29, 2023
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Data Center Networking

Partner POV | Run Your Private Data Center as Easy as Cloud with Expanded Juniper Apstra Automation

When it comes to data center networks, new solutions are released every year, but the biggest challenges remain unsolved: nonstop complexity as new technologies get layered on top of the old, making the data center fabric more difficult to control.
Partner Contribution
• Nov 8, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Programmability and Automation Meetup: Introduction to Jetporch

In this session, Michael DeHaan, who previously created Cobbler and Ansible, presented Jetporch (aka Jet), a newly released community-driven automation system. Jetporch is written in Rust and features a streamlined automation language and exceptional multithreaded performance. Jet works over SSH and requires no software installation on managed machines. Additional deployment topologies, such as SSH fanout and multi-region-capable messaging, are coming soon. Read more at https://www.jetporch.com.
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• 43:29
Nov 1, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Automation.Day Sessions

Automation.Day is a single-day Automation experience hosted by WWT. This event is focused on providing current and prospective WWT customers access to hands-on labs and a variety of talks focused on infrastructure, security, and cloud automation presented by WWT and our industry partners.
Playlist
Oct 31, 2023
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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.
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Networking

Converge, Secure, and Automate at ONUG Fall 2023

ONUG Fall 2023 gave WWT Experts the opportunity to connect with hundreds of Vendors, Partners, clients, and community members. In this blog, we share our insights from the New York City event.
Blog
• Oct 30, 2023
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Security Transformation

Cisco's Intent to Acquire Splunk and the Evolution of Data-Driven Security

Cisco has revealed its potentially largest acquisition to date with the strategic intent to reshape the security information and event management (SIEM) sector by acquiring Splunk in an all-cash transaction valued at $28 billion.
Blog
• Oct 25, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Automation.Day STL '23 - Validated Content for Network Automation

The barrier to entry for Ansible is low, but is it "no code" or "low code?" Although Ansible requires some coding, the advent of validated content truly makes Ansible for networking "Easy Code!" During this session, presented by Tony Dubiel from Red Hat, we learned how Validated Content can help us automate common network use cases with simple playbooks and roles across multiple vendors. To demonstrate this capability, we walked through a use case that tackles the onboarding of multi-vendor brownfield devices into a fully automated configuration management scenario while showcasing how the validated content provides consistency and abstraction between the multiple vendor routers.
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• 40:47
Oct 25, 2023
Infrastructure Automation

Development Environments - Getting Started

Development Environments Development environments are the first step on your automation journey. This track will help define what a development environment is and provide some hands-on exposure to one solution.
Foundations Lab
236 launches
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Infrastructure Automation

Automation.Day STL '23 - Closing the Loop: Automated App Remediation using Event-Driven Ansible

The traditional IT operations workflow has always relied on a process and procedure cycle that ultimately requires manual intervention to restore production services and resolve an active incident. In this session, presented by Nick Thompson from WWT, we explored how the combination of Event-Driven Ansible, application telemetry, and a solid foundation of observability can be combined to deliver the ultimate in closed-loop automation to reduce incidents and after-hours troubleshooting.
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• 34:44
Oct 25, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Automation.Day STL '23 - Loosely Coupled Orchestration

World Wide Technology (WWT) customers can access over 250 technology labs on demand. In this session, Corey Wanless from WWT explained how Event-Driven Ansible contributes to provisioning some of our new, on-demand labs. He demonstrated how to use AMQ streams (Apache Kafka) hosted on Red Hat OpenShift combined with Event-Drive Ansible to create a loosely coupled automation stack to provision infrastructure and applications.
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• 22:32
Oct 25, 2023
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Infrastructure Automation

Automation.Day STL '23 - NetBox Unleashed

As network automation continues to gain traction, many groups face the challenge of creating an automation-friendly repository for their diverse data sets. In this session, Jordan Villarreal from NetBox Labs delved into the industry-leading open-source project, NetBox, which facilitates the correlation of network deployment information across multiple domains, thus enhancing automation and data association. We illustrated these benefits using a sample dataset from a fictional company. We explored a fully documented corporate headquarters and several satellite sites, emphasizing their IPAM, DCIM, internet circuits, virtualization environments, and the benefits of correlating this data. Additionally, we addressed the challenges faced when adopting open-source software and how contemporary companies are stepping up to support organizations in their needs.
Video
• 45:28
Oct 25, 2023