Step into the next level of IT automation with Playbooks, Roles, and Workflow Automation — an intermediate course designed to help you scale Ansible automation with cleaner, reusable, and enterprise-ready workflows. Whether you’re a system administrator managing complex infrastructures or a DevOps professional streamlining deployments, this course takes you beyond the basics to build automation that is reliable, structured, and production-ready.

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Advance Automation: Playbooks, Roles & Workflow Automation
This course is part of Ansible Automation: From Fundamentals to Enterprise Specialization

Instructor: Board Infinity
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What you'll learn
Write and manage Ansible playbooks with tasks, handlers, and modular scripts.
Implement variables, templates, conditionals, and loops to create dynamic automation.
Organize automation using roles and manage environments with inventories.
Apply best practices for building scalable, maintainable, and idempotent workflows.
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There are 3 modules in this course
This module introduces learners to writing Ansible playbooks from scratch and managing playbook execution with tasks, handlers, and modular scripts. Learners will explore syntax, task flow, execution control, and common debugging practices essential for reliable automation.
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9 videos4 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt2 plugins
This module covers dynamic automation using variables, facts, and templates. Learners will also explore conditional logic, loops, and data manipulation using Jinja2 templating and YAML dictionaries.
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7 videos3 readings4 assignments1 plugin
This module explains how to structure large automation projects using roles and inventories. Learners will also explore environment-specific automation across dev, staging, and production systems.
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7 videos3 readings4 assignments1 plugin
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, basic knowledge from Foundations of Ansible Automation (Course 1) is recommended.
You’ll learn to write playbooks, use variables, build roles, and automate workflows at scale.
System admins, DevOps professionals, and cloud engineers looking to advance their automation skills.
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