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Description

Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed, powered by IBM Watsonx Code Assistant, is a generative AI tool that enhances the efficiency of automation teams in creating, implementing, and managing Ansible content. By utilizing natural language prompts, it generates code suggestions tailored for automation tasks while adhering to Ansible best practices. This innovative service enables the transformation of specialized knowledge into trusted and scalable Ansible code that can be utilized across various teams and sectors. With the recent addition of comprehensive Ansible Playbook generation, Ansible Lightspeed significantly speeds up the integration of automation by empowering a broader range of content creators. Designed to minimize the learning curve for new Ansible developers, it allows those with merely a foundational grasp of YAML syntax to articulate their automation objectives using everyday English. Subsequently, Ansible Lightspeed provides relevant code recommendations that facilitate the achievement of these automation goals with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Moreover, this tool not only enhances productivity but also fosters collaboration among team members by streamlining the coding process.

Description

Self-service, remote deployment of operating systems such as Windows, CentOS, ESXi, and Ubuntu on physical servers transforms your data center into a bare metal cloud environment. This Metal-As-A-Service (MAAS) solution enables provisioning for a variety of systems, offering on-demand server capabilities alongside remote edge cluster management. With comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and discovery features, it seamlessly integrates with tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SALT, and Juju, ensuring rapid installations from scratch. Supporting VMware ESXi, Windows, CentOS, RHEL, and Ubuntu, it allows for the creation of customized images with pre-installed applications, as well as configurations for disk and network settings. The platform utilizes an API-driven approach for essential services such as DHCP, DNS, PXE, and IPAM, while a REST API facilitates streamlined provisioning processes. Furthermore, it incorporates LDAP user authentication and role-based access control (RBAC) to enhance security measures. Hardware testing and commissioning are integral parts of the solution, which is designed to deliver the quickest operating system installation times in the industry, thanks to its highly optimized image-based installer. MAAS is compatible with all certified servers from leading vendors and efficiently discovers servers located in racks, chassis, and broader data center networks, while also supporting major system BMCs and chassis controllers. The combination of these features allows organizations to manage their infrastructure more effectively and drive operational efficiency.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Airstack No 
Ansible No 
Chef No 
Cisco AnyConnect No 
Huawei FusionStorage No 
IBM Cloud No 
IBM watsonx Code Assistant Yes 
Intelligent Management Center No 
LDAP No 
PostgreSQL No 
Puppet Enterprise No 
SALT No 
Sesterce No 
Supy Yes 
VMware ESXi No 
Verizon Cloud No 

Integrations

Airstack Yes 
Ansible Yes 
Chef Yes 
Cisco AnyConnect Yes 
Huawei FusionStorage Yes 
IBM Cloud Yes 
IBM watsonx Code Assistant No 
Intelligent Management Center Yes 
LDAP Yes 
PostgreSQL Yes 
Puppet Enterprise Yes 
SALT Yes 
Sesterce Yes 
Supy No 
VMware ESXi Yes 
Verizon Cloud Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$30
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Red Hat

Founded

1993

Country

United States

Website

www.redhat.com/en/technologies/management/ansible/ansible-lightspeed

Vendor Details

Company Name

Canonical

Founded

2010

Country

United Kingdom

Website

maas.io

Product Features

Product Features

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Analytics / Reporting No 
Configuration Management No 
Data Migration No 
Data Security No 
Load Balancing No 
Log Access No 
Network Monitoring No 
Performance Monitoring No 
SLA Monitoring No 

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