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November 4, 2026
Shift-left security for Terraform: checking configurations and plans in CI/CD
Code review alone can't govern Terraform. Learn how to check Terraform code and plans against your policies in CI/CD, before …
May 5, 2026
What’s new in Spotter: Terraform Support and Extended Compliance Validation
Steampunk Spotter now gives teams a unified way to scan, validate, and secure both Ansible playbooks and Terraform configurations. …
April 23, 2026
The Real Challenges of Ansible Upgrades — And How Top Teams Solve Them
A practical guide to securing your Ansible supply chain by addressing risks across playbooks, dependencies, and infrastructure. …
April 9, 2026
The Complete Guide to Ansible Upgrade and Migration
Upgrade Ansible Playbooks and migrate to AAP 2+ in 5 steps: assess, automate fixes, fix the rest, validate and test. Plus the …
March 26, 2026
The Ultimate Guide to Securing Ansible Supply Chain
Secure your Ansible supply chain, from collections and Python packages to execution environments. See the top risks and best …
March 10, 2026
5 Best Ansible Playbook Scanning Tools in 2026 for Secure and Scalable Automation
ACompare the best Ansible playbook scanning tools in 2026: Ansible Lint, Steampunk Spotter, KICS, Checkov and Molecule, by …
December 5, 2025
Meet Chuck - The Check Manager of Spotter Crew
Meet Chuck — the Punk enforcer of the Spotter Crew. Chuck controls the chaos by deciding which checks are enforced, skipped, or …
September 11, 2025
Secure Your Ansible Automation: Introducing SBOM, CVE Analysis, and Security Reports
SBOM gives you clear visibility into what’s inside your Ansible playbooks, collections, and execution environments. Combined with …
August 28, 2025
Automate your Ansible upgrade and migration process
Upgrading Ansible playbooks is essential to reduce risk, improve ROI, and ensure secure, future-proof automation. A structured …
July 29, 2025
Integrating Steampunk Spotter with Azure DevOps Pipelines
Steampunk Spotter integrates directly into Azure DevOps Pipelines to automatically scan Ansible content for deprecated syntax, …
July 17, 2025
What’s top of mind for Ansible users: Insights from the summit floor
Red Hat Summit 2025 showed a clear move toward scalable, secure Ansible automation. With many teams using Ansible Automation …
June 24, 2025
Meet the Spotter Crew’s Data Storyteller – Dash 804RD
Meet Dash 804RD — the Spotter Crew’s data storyteller. Dash turns automation chaos into clear, actionable insights with real-time …
June 12, 2025
Implementing quality automation at scale with Steampunk Spotter: Step-by-step guide
Computer Space used Steampunk Spotter to tackle the challenge of managing hundreds of Ansible playbooks across multiple teams in a …
