Hands-on Ansible and Ascender for Linux Administrators

This instructor-led virtual workshop is intended for people who want to learn the basics of Ansible Automation including CIQ’s Ascender to automate Linux environments. This hands-on workshop details utilizing Linux modules with Ansible Playbooks, authoring playbooks using Visual Studio Code, commit and push playbooks to a git repository and then later automate them with Ascender. This is a live workshop and will not be recorded.

June 18, 2025

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Who Can Benefit?

This workshop is geared toward Linux administrators, cloud administrators, DevOps engineers, security professionals, and anyone interested in automation.

Requirements for attendees

Attendees must have a computer with the ability to browse to a lab environment hosted in a public cloud.

Some basic Linux system experience is helpful, but not required.

Training Schedule

June 18, 2025

COFFEE & PREP

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. CST

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET

MORNING SESSIONS

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

What is Ansible
How Ansible Works and its Key Components
Ascender Demo
What is Ledger
Hands-on
-Build my first playbook
-Create a Job Template in Ascender
-Execute my first playbook
-Variables
-Conditionals and blocks
-Handlers
-Loops

Hands-on Ansible and Ascender for Linux Administrators

This Webinar Starts In:

Who Can Benefit?

Requirements for attendees

Training Schedule

June 18, 2025

COFFEE & PREP

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. CST

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET

MORNING SESSIONS

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

Lunch

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m ET

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET