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Learn about the tools and trends in IT automation that are helping optimize, accelerate, and improve processes and DevOps practices across organizations, as well as open source tools for everyday users looking to automate common tasks.

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Make Jenkins logs pretty

Jenkins' default logs can be hard to read, but they don't have to be.
Evan "Hippy" Slatis (Red Hat) 10 May 2021
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Use anacron for a better crontab

Instead of manually performing repetitive tasks, let Linux do them for you.
Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 25 Feb 2021 2 comments
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What's the difference between orchestration and automation?

Both terms imply that things happen without your direct intervention. But the way you get to those results, and the tools you use to make them happen, differ.
Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 09 Nov 2020 4 comments
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9 open source test-automation frameworks

Get some advice to choose the right test-automation framework for your organization.
Amit Dua 06 Jul 2020 1 comment
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Writing unit test after writing code considered harmful in test-driven development

What unit tests have in common with carpentry.
Alex Bunardzic (Correspondent) 17 Feb 2020 5 comments
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Using Powershell to automate Linux, macOS, and Windows processes

Automation is pivotal to DevOps, but is everything automatable?
Willy-Peter Schaub 07 Feb 2020 4 comments
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Automating Helm deployments with Bash

This Bash script enables developers to focus on their code rather than the deployment logic in each project.
Darin London 16 Jan 2020
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How I use cron in Linux

No time for commands? Scheduling tasks with cron means programs can run but you don't have to stay up late.
David Both (Correspondent) 02 Jan 2020 9 comments

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