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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 …
June 8, 2023
Speed up Playbook Development: Assisted Playbook Writing Feature
We are excited to introduce Spotter's Assisted Playbook Writing feature. In this blog post, we will delve into the powerful …
June 5, 2023
Check out the checks in Spotter
Steampunk Spotter includes a variety of checks that improve the quality, reliability, and security of your Ansible Playbooks. Take …
June 1, 2023
Steampunk Spotter: What's new in 2.0?
We’re excited to announce that Spotter 2.0 is here, bigger and better, ready to conquer all of your automation challenges!
May 9, 2023
How Spotter helps Systems Architects reach trustable automation
We talked with Sebastian Gumprich, a Systems Architect and DevOps enthusiast, who was one of the first early adopters of Steampunk …
April 25, 2023
Join us for Red Hat Summit and see Spotter in action
We don’t have to wait until fall for the greatest IT automation event of them all. This year, AnsibleFest will be part of Red Hat …
April 14, 2023
Custom policies: Achieve secure and compliant automation
To achieve corporate standards and security compliance of your Ansible Playbooks, we integrated an OPA-compliant policy definition …
April 4, 2023
Ansible vs Jenkins: Main differences and which one to choose?
Ansible and Jenkins are popular, well-acclaimed automation tools used to implement DevOps principles. Can, or better yet, should …
March 23, 2023
3 ways to update Ansible Playbooks to the latest Ansible version
With the final deadline for the upgrade from Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 to AAP2 right around the corner (September 2023), …
March 15, 2023
Ansible Automation Platform 2 Upgrade: Preparation and Planning
Every day we are edging closer and closer to finally migrating to Ansible Automation Platform 2 (AAP 2). It brings updated …
March 6, 2023
How to create a reliable Ansible Playbook (with a template)
So, you decided to write your first Ansible Playbook. Maybe not even your first, maybe you just want to know how to write secure …
January 31, 2023
Future of Ansible Playbook writing: How ChatGPT is changing the game
In the past few months, AI systems have caused quite a stir on the web. We couldn't wait to get our hands dirty and try to write …
January 26, 2023
Upgrade to Ansible Automation Platform 2: What's new and how to speed up the migration
Red Hat launched Ansible Automation Platform 2 (AAP2) in September 2021 and has since already updated to version 2.3. It brings …
