Stop paying the "Chaos Tax." Turn tool anarchy into a governed, scalable, and sovereign business asset.
In most organizations, automation isn’t a strategy—it’s a collection of isolated "islands." Between the Python scripts in Networking, Terraform files in Cloud, and manual processes in Security, mid-level managers are left facing a "Chaos Tax." This tool sprawl creates high-risk key-person dependencies, compliance blind spots, and a "scale paralysis" that prevents IT from delivering true business value.
This session skips the technical syntax to dive straight into the Institutional Reality of management. We move beyond the "ideal world" of instant transformation to focus on the Red Hat Way: a pragmatic, 4-part journey of incremental standardization that earns executive endorsement through risk mitigation.
What You Will Learn:
- Build Your Map Learn how to map your existing "islands of automation" to identify where high-risk Key-Person Dependencies are hiding. We’ll show you how to visualize your current state before attempting to change it.
- Automation Autonomy Explore strategies for shifting toward a unified governance model—even when team structures cannot be modified. Discover how to balance local team speed with institutional oversight through small, high-impact modifications.
- Scale with Ansible Automation Platform See how to capitalize on a single platform to create a "source of truth." We explore how execution environments ensure automation runs identically across the hybrid cloud, turning audit season into a non-event and overcoming scale paralysis.
- Partner with Red Hat Learn how to move from managing "scripts" to leading an Automated Service. We’ll discuss how to align your automation journey with business goals to secure long-term executive buy-in and organizational sovereignty.
Join us to learn how to bridge your islands of automation and start leading a truly Automated Service.
Speaker
Walter Bentley
Senior Manager, Ansible Platform Practice, Red Hat
