What’s new in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

What’s new in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Unlock more value: Monitor, measure, and report on the impact of your automation Demonstrate value and measure ROI Make smarter, data-driven decisions Optimize and right-size your automation Report and share your data with enhanced security Operate more efficiently: Accelerate your IT operations with generative AI Achieve new levels of scale: Enable automation across the enterprise Unlock wider automation adoption Empower admins to share automation Simplify service delivery Self-service automation portal from two user perspectives Additional platform enhancements in AAP 2.6 Event-driven Ansible Refreshed user interface AI-assisted inventory generation (developer preview) Strategic integrations and new content The time to upgrade is now Next steps and resources Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform | Product Trial About the author Justin Braun More like this Blog post Blog post Original podcast Original podcast Keep exploring Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.6 is now generally available, delivering new capabilities, platform enhancements, and strategic integrations to help you build resilient and trusted foundations for the next generation of IT operations, because you aren't just preparing for the future — you are automating for it. The 2.6 release is headlined by three new features designed to drive key outcomes for automation and IT ops teams. When you upgrade, you can expect to: Unlock more value: The new automation dashboard allows you to measure the value and impact of automation initiatives. Operate more efficiently: The new Ansible Lightspeed Intelligent Assistant harnesses generative AI (gen AI) to provide on-demand support for a more intuitive platform experience. Achieve new levels of scale: With the self-service automation portal, you can quickly and easily scale automation service delivery to new users and teams. With the new automation dashboard in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, you can monitor, track, and report on the value your automation is delivering to the business. This on-premise utility provides real-time insights to help you make smarter, data-driven decisions. Customize reports to highlight time savings and ROI, then share them with key stakeholders in a more secure fashion to prove the value of your work. Readily track key metrics like job success rates, time savings, and return on investment (ROI) to prove your automation's value and share successes with stakeholders. Get real-time, actionable insights into your automation usage and its impact, which helps you guide IT operations and make smarter decisions based on real data. Gain full visibility into your entire automation deployment, including both direct and indirect nodes. This helps you address over- and under-utilization, for maximizing your investment.