Compare suitability, operational responsibilities and limits before choosing this technology for a project. Which trade-offs should guide the decision?

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Ansible is useful for repeatable configuration and orchestration across machines using inventories and declarative modules. It works especially well when tasks can converge on a desired state. Prefer purpose-built modules over shell commands so repeated runs are less likely to produce unintended changes.

When is Ansible a good fit?

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