What Is IT Automation?
IT automation replaces manual, repetitive processes with software that performs those tasks automatically. This includes configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), infrastructure provisioning (Terraform), task scheduling (cron, systemd timers), and workflow automation.
Modern IT organizations automate everything possible — server provisioning, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and remediation. Our automation books teach you the tools and practices to eliminate manual work and increase reliability.
Why Automation Matters
- Scale: Manage hundreds of servers, not just handfuls
- Consistency: Automated processes are identical every time
- Speed: Deploy changes in minutes instead of hours
- Reliability: Remove human error from critical processes
- Career Growth: Automation skills define modern IT careers
Who Should Learn Automation?
- System Administrators: Evolve into automation-focused roles
- DevOps Engineers: Build automated infrastructure pipelines
- Site Reliability Engineers: Automate incident response and remediation
- IT Managers: Reduce operational costs and increase reliability
Key Topics
- Ansible playbooks and roles
- Terraform infrastructure as code
- Configuration management principles
- CI/CD pipeline automation
- Cron and scheduled tasks
- Monitoring and auto-remediation
- GitOps workflows
- Idempotent operations
Learning Path
- Scripting: Bash and Python automation basics
- Configuration: Ansible for server management
- Infrastructure: Terraform for cloud provisioning
- CI/CD: Pipeline automation and deployment
- Monitoring: Automated alerting and remediation
- GitOps: Version-controlled infrastructure
Career Opportunities
- Automation Engineer: €55,000 – €90,000/year
- DevOps Engineer: €60,000 – €100,000/year
- SRE: €70,000 – €120,000/year
- Platform Engineer: €65,000 – €110,000/year
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