Preface

Welcome to Mastering Ansible, your fully updated guide to the most valuable advanced features and functionalities provided by Ansible—the automation and orchestration tool. This book will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to truly understand how Ansible functions at a fundamental level, including all the latest features and changes since the release of version 3.0. In turn, this will allow you to master the advanced capabilities needed to tackle the complex automation challenges of today and the future. You will gain knowledge of Ansible workflows, explore use cases for advanced features, troubleshoot unexpected behavior, extend Ansible through customization, and learn about many of the new and important developments in Ansible, especially around infrastructure and network provisioning.