6 use cases for getting started automating your cloud environment

With the continued shift towards cloud infrastructure, cloud automation is becoming more important every day for the deployment, management, and scaling of cloud-based applications and resources. In this episode, you will learn about the benefits of cloud automation, such as improved efficiency, reliability, governance, and scalability. You will also learn about many use cases for cloud automation and how they deliver value. We will also discuss hosting Ansible® on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and the benefits those deployments provide. Each public cloud discussion will include demonstrations of deploying Ansible and automating AWS or Azure.

Speakers

Matthew Packer | Principal Product Marketing Manger, Red Hat

Matthew Packer is a Principal Product Marketing Manager for Ansible Automation Platform and is responsible for cloud automation. Prior to joining Red Hat, he worked in product marketing specializing in retail payment technology at Vontier and product management at Cisco in cloud-based networking. Matthew also worked as a consultant at Honeywell in the manufacturing and utilities industries with a focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive analytics space.

Sean Cavanaugh | Senior Principal Technical Marketing Manager, Red Hat

Sean Cavanaugh brings more than 10 years of experience building and automating computer networks and automating IT, in general. Previously, he worked for both Cumulus Networks and Cisco where he helped customers deploy, manage, and automate their network infrastructure.