Infrastructure automation is far from being simple. It involves integration of many types of actions, on many types of devices such as routers, servers, storage, switches, load balancers, laptops, and desktops.
However, there are several tools and methodologies available today to service infrastructure, including software distribution, server provisioning, network management automation, virtualization, virtualization management software, and storage configuration and management.
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For many companies, their first attempt at automation is to develop in-house scripts in whatever language (Python, Perl, Tcl, etc.)
In fact, scripting is almost always a stepping stone to automation. Which brings up several questions about scripting and about Nolio Automation Center that I’d like to address here.
Is scripting bad?
Of course not. Most customers get their toes into the waters of automation with some level of scripting. Our best customers are the ones that have gotten some benefits from scripts but have really reached the limits of what they can do with scripting and need something that is more effective and less prone to human errors.
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