Ansible and Puppet Training in Ontario, Canada

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Ansible and Puppet, two of the most widely used automation tools for configuration management, infrastructure provisioning, and IT automation. Participants will gain hands-on experience in deploying and managing configurations efficiently.

This course covers:

• Fundamentals of Configuration Management

• Ansible and Puppet architectures and workflows

• Writing and managing Ansible Playbooks and Puppet Manifests

• Dynamic inventories and automation best practices

• Integrating Ansible and Puppet with cloud and DevOps tools

• Security, compliance, and troubleshooting strategies

Course Agenda

Introduction to Configuration Management

• Importance of Configuration Management in IT Operations

• Ansible vs. Puppet: Differences and Use Cases

• Understanding Declarative vs. Procedural Approaches

Getting Started with Ansible

• Ansible Architecture and Components

• Installation and Initial Setup

• Writing and Running Basic Playbooks

• Managing Inventory and Ad-hoc Commands

Advanced Ansible Automation

• Using Variables, Facts, and Templates

• Role-Based Automation with Ansible Roles

• Secure Configuration with Ansible Vault

• Ansible Troubleshooting and Debugging

Introduction to Puppet

• Puppet Architecture and Components

• Installing Puppet Server and Agents

• Writing Basic Puppet Manifests

• Understanding the Puppet DSL (Domain-Specific Language)

Advanced Puppet Configuration Management

• Using Modules and Classes for Scalability

• Managing Puppet Hieradata for Dynamic Configurations

• Implementing Security and Compliance Policies with Puppet

• Troubleshooting Puppet Errors

Ansible and Puppet in Cloud and DevOps

• Automating Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Integrating Ansible and Puppet with CI/CD Pipelines

• Using Ansible and Puppet Together for Hybrid Environments

Security, Compliance, and Performance Optimization

• Enforcing Security Standards with Ansible and Puppet

• Optimizing Performance for Large-Scale Deployments

• Logging, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Best Practices

Hands-on

• Deploying a Scalable Web Application using Ansible and Puppet

• Implementing Secure and Automated Configurations