IDC conducted research that explored the value and benefits of organizations using Red Hat Ansible Automation to standardize and automate IT operations and configuration activities across their environments. IDC interviewed multiple decision makers about their experiences using Red Hat Ansible Automation. This research found that these organizations were realizing significant productivity, agility and operational benefits by using Ansible Automation’s programmatic software driven approach to IT automation. Ansible Automation users report increased IT and DevOps agility, improved standardization and compliance, and better control over cost of infrastructure and cloud resources.