Other Posts Tagged "Ansible Playbooks"

Ansible vs Puppet vs Chef 2026: Config Management

2026-05-24 (Modified: 2026-10-11) — Written by SimeonOnSecurity — 15 min read

A 2026 comparison of Ansible, Puppet, and Chef covering architecture, features, learning curve, performance, pricing, and use cases.

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#Configuration management #infrastructure as code #DevOps Tools #ansible #Server Configuration

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Ansible for Beginners 2026

2023-02-25 (Modified: 2026-10-11) — Written by SimeonOnSecurity — 17 min read

A 2026 Ansible guide covering installation, playbooks, roles, examples, best practices, and comparisons with Terraform, Puppet, and Chef.

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#Configuration management #Continuous delivery #Security compliance #best practices #version control

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Automating Security Compliance with STIG Scripts

2023-02-11 (Modified: 2026-06-26) — Written by SimeonOnSecurity — 1 min read

Discover a collection of STIG scripts to automate security compliance for Windows and popular applications, including .NET, Adobe Reader DC, and Oracle JRE 8.

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#Security compliance #Automation #Windows #FireFox #Ansible playbooks

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Today I Learned more about Ansible conditionals and…

2022-05-04 (Modified: 2026-08-01) — Written by SimeonOnSecurity — 1 min read

Today I Learned more about Ansible conditionals and variable management

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#ansible #Automation #Ansible playbooks #Ansible Collections #privilege escalation

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Today I Learned more Powershell and Ansible Modules

2022-05-03 (Modified: 2026-06-28) — Written by SimeonOnSecurity — 1 min read

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#Automation #compliance #ansible #Ansible playbooks #Ansible Collections

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