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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lightwell and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform can operationalize vulnerability remediation end to end. Detect, decide, act, verify... with human approval gates and audit trails built in. Covers Java Maven and Python PyPI workflows too. youtu.be/kuvE6ScpMyw?si=hIO0fIrT-4E…

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Streamline Open Source Vulnerability Remediation with Lightwell and AAP

How can enterprises remediate vulnerabilities in open source dependencies without forcing disruptive upgrades? Learn how Lightwell and Red Hat Ansible Automa...

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Built a proportional disk remediation workflow in Ansible Automation Orchestrator. Under 80% it does nothing, 80-95% runs cleanup, above 95% expands the EBS volume in AWS. Same workflow, three different responses, zero humans needed at 2am. youtu.be/0aul1DEfU2o

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Disk Utilization with Automation orchestrator

72% disk utilization and 97% shouldn’t trigger the same response. In this demo, see how Ansible Automation Orchestrator uses a Switch node to automatically c...

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ansible's automation orchestrator handling real ITSM tickets, AI reasoning through incidents, conditional routing, human-in-the-loop approvals, auto-resolving in ServiceNow. Roger Lopez shows what agentic IT ops actually looks like. youtu.be/bT4rqJWmigU?si=0jxbCilc-VO…

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Drowning in Ticket Queues? How Automation Orchestrator Solves Ticket Enrichment

What happens when you throw three different operational issues at an automated triage system all at once?In this video, we put the new Automation Orchestrato...

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Transpacific internet infrastructure is honestly fascinating. Sta'O'Nuk will carry 420 Tbps across 20 fiber pairs with encryption baked in at layers 1, 2, and 4. Landing in 2029 and it could genuinely reshape cloud connectivity between North America and Japan.

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Security risk management in the AI era is genuinely shifting fast. A colleague of mine broke down 5 concrete ways to keep up. Worth a read if you're thinking about where traditional approaches start to crack. www.redhat.com/en/blog/5-ways-augme…

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5 ways to augment security risk management in the AI era

Implement enterprise-wide automation for proactive vulnerability management with Ansible Automation Platform.

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“We’re all adults here” was a bold approach to production access. 😬 #IT #SysAdmin #DevOps #CyberSecurity #TechTok #Automation #IPvSean

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just dropped a new video on Automation Orchestrator, the new workflow canvas add-on for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Your existing playbooks, job templates, and EDA rulebooks work as nodes instantly, zero rewrites. AI agents, logic nodes, approval gates. youtu.be/CUPWc0sIDVw

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Introducing the automation orchestrator, for Ansible Automation Platform

Automation orchestrator is a new workflow canvas add-on for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform that extends the Ansible automation you've already built into...

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Check out this breakdown of IBM Instana plus Ansible Automation turning alert chaos into instant remediation. MTTR from hours to minutes, alert fatigue slashed, compliance audit trails baked in. This is how you actually fix observability's last mile. youtu.be/sjouT0Nnphg?si=AReEnf_40od…

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Automated Incident Remediation with IBM Instana and Ansible Automation Platform

IBM Instana detects the problem. Ansible Automation Platform fixes it. No humans paged.In this demo, Anshul shows how to connect IBM Instana's observability ...

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Zach's breakdown on why static credentials are basically security debt waiting to happen. OIDC workload identity feels like the obvious evolution, especially as AI workloads multiply. Worth testing in your environment if you haven't already autodotes.com/posts/AY8v7JMU540gt3E…

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I made a video about Ansible's two biggest lies: everything showing as changed, and failures hiding in exit code zero. Changed_when and failed_when are how you actually tell the truth. Three practical demos showing exactly when to use them. youtube.com/shorts/nlTesFYJEMU?feat…

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I just made a video on looping dictionaries in Ansible using dict2items. It's way simpler than most people think. Pipe your dict through the filter, get keys and values in a list, loop cleanly. Full demo in the video. youtube.com/shorts/Sg5G2Xese9c?si=R…

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Just read this breakdown of IT automation myths in healthcare and wow, AAP actually solves so many of the problems they call out. Worth the read if you're tired of the same excuses. www.redhat.com/en/blog/debunking-it…

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Debunking IT automation myths: A strategic blueprint for healthcare payers

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I just dropped a video on enterprise patching with Ansible Automation Platform. Snapshots, parallel RHEL+Windows patching, automatic rollback, compliance reports. One workflow, zero manual toil. www.youtube.com/watch?v=20fK6S1CHL0

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Just spun up a Red Hat lab in minutes with zero cost. Brandon's breakdown here is solid, and honestly these interactive environments are a game-changer for actually learning this stuff hands-on www.redhat.com/en/blog/interactive-…

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Interactive labs: Enterprise lab environments, ready in minutes at no cost

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

My co-worker Aubrey Trotter wrote this killer solution guide on automating Windows cert rotation with Ansible. If you're managing certs at scale, this is genuinely worth the read. ansible-tmm.github.io/solution-guid…

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Centralized place for all Ansible automation content for AI use-cases (AIOps, AI Infra automation and more…)

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I've been reading about IT automation in healthcare payer systems and there's so much FUD out there. This Red Hat piece actually breaks down what works vs what's just hype www.redhat.com/en/blog/debunking-it…

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Debunking IT automation myths: A strategic blueprint for healthcare payers

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Red Hat Ansible and AWS scaling telecom automation to millions of devices. Pretty wild for network ops teams aws.amazon.com/blogs/ibm-redhat/sca…

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

learning ansible for network automation genuinely changes the game. this cisco piece walks through meraki operations in a way that actually makes sense. worth the read if you're tired of manual config hell. blogs.cisco.com/developer/elevating…

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One of my favorite Ansible tricks: default(omit). Instead of passing an empty value to a module parameter, it removes the parameter entirely when the variable isn't defined. ✅ Cleaner playbooks ✅ Fewer when statements ✅ More reusable tasks youtube.com/shorts/GSbzv...

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Ansible Skills - The default(omit) feature #ansibletutorial #ansible #ansibletraining

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Can AI decide when automation should execute? In this demo, Event-Driven Ansible detects an expiring Windows IIS certificate, an LLM evaluates the risk, and Ansible Automation Platform rotates Watch the full workflow here: youtu.be/pX_PzMyYUk4?...

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Automate Windows Certificate Rotation with Ansible + AI

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

One of my favorite parts of working at Red Hat is seeing new talent jump in and start creating. Our intern Andrew just published this video—check it out and drop him some feedback. 👇 youtu.be/R-481PRHCa0 #Ansible #Automation #RedHat

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Install Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

At Red Hat Summit 2026, we wanted a different way to teach automation concepts than another slide deck or product demo. #redhatsummit

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Check out this new video from Aubrey Moya-Méndez Trotter! In this video, Aubrey walks through the new Execution Environment Builder in Ansible Automation Platform 2.7's Automation Portal. #ansible www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV0t...

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Build an Execution Environment with the Automation Portal

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

All around Cisco Live 2026! Had a great time! #ciscolive

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Cisco Live 2026 wrapped up with a great concert from Maroon 5 and The Chainsmokers. Not a bad way to end the week. 🎵🎤 #CiscoLive #Cisco #RedHat

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Here's a quick walkthrough from the entrance of Cisco Live 2026 all the way to the Red Hat booth. If you're attending the event this week, stop by and say hello! #CiscoLive #CiscoLive2026 #RedHat #Ansible #NetworkAutomation #Cisco #TechEvents #DataCenter #Automation #Shorts

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We got Ansible labs at Cisco live! Please stop by! #ciscolive

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Watch how Red Hat Lightspeed MCP and the Ansible Automation Platform MCP server turn CVE patching from a multi-step, multi-console process into a single natural-language conversation. youtu.be/VFR7j_pgKCg?...

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AIOps: Patch RHEL CVEs in Minutes with Red Hat Lightspeed MCP and Ansible Automation Platform

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

IBM Bob is an AI-native IDE built for the full SDLC—from code to modernization to deployment. In this demo, Alex Walczyk shows how to connect it to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform via MCP, letting AI agents securely interact with real automation environments. 🎥 youtu.be/ZoNUCNIY1Dw?...

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How to setup IBM Bob to work with MCP server for Ansible Automation Platform

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

In this demo, Hicham shows how Ansible + Terraform can automate the full infrastructure lifecycle. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform triggers HashiCorp Terraform to build infra on Amazon Web Services, sync inventory, then configure an NGINX server Watch the demo 👇 youtu.be/1xNMmffPFmw?...

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Infrastructure lifecycle management with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform + HashiCorp Terraform

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Many automation environments still rely on spreadsheets and static inventories. That’s a problem. In this demo, see how Nautobot as a source of truth can drive automation in Ansible Automation Platform, enabling reliable and scalable workflows. youtu.be/DHnS4IDGaQg #ansible

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Nautobot + Ansible Automation Platform: Automating from a Network Source of Truth

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

What if you could talk to your Ansible Automation Platform? In this demo Roger connects an LLM to AAP using an MCP server and Microsoft Copilot Studio so an AI agent can query automation data in real time. Watch the demo 👇 youtu.be/ok_ID1Ldgds?... #Ansible #Automation #AI

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Talk to Your Ansible Automation Platform with AI | Copilot Studio + MCP Server Setup

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Cedric Clyburn @cedricclyburn.com · 23/02/2026

🤖 AI Agents are awesome… until they aren’t! What just happened with an 🦞 OpenClaw (ClawdBot/MoltBot) agent in the Matplotlib project on GitHub shows the potential challenges with giving AI Agents (LLM + Tools + Reasoning) the ability to act autonomously. It’s why guardrails and auth are important!

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

For anyone using telport, that wants to use it with Ansible, I put together this repository on how to get it working with AAP: github.com/ansible-tmm/... Teleport is an identity-aware infrastructure access platform that replaces static SSH keys and passwords with short-lived certs.

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GitHub - ansible-tmm/teleport_tbot_service

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🚀 What happens when an AI coding assistant can securely interact with real infrastructure? In this video, I walk through connecting Cursor to a MCP server for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ▶️ Watch the demo: youtu.be/EidwVmZQkGM?...

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How to setup Cursor to work with MCP server for Ansible Automation Platform (Step-by-Step)

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

If you’re getting stuck with network automation, whether it’s playbook design, platform choices, scaling automation, or just figuring out where to start, you don’t have to solve it alone. Check out forum.ansible.com

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

MCP server for Ansible Automation Platform is tech preview. MCP is an open standard and open-source framework to standardize the way AI systems like LLMs integrate with external tools. Here are 5 Use-cases with Ansible Automation Platform MCP server: youtu.be/h6VboweM8Ww?...

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5 Use-cases with Ansible Automation Platform MCP Server

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I have a suspicious cough after my 5 year old tested positive for the flu…

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Sean Cavanaugh @ipvsean.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I found the infamous @cedricclyburn.com 🥳 at AWS re:Invent!

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