Ansible is an open-source automation tool widely used to configure network devices and servers. It lets you describe what you want done in readable files and apply it to many devices at once, which makes configuration faster, more consistent and repeatable. The CCNA focuses on how Ansible works, its vocabulary, and how it compares with other configuration management tools such as Puppet and Chef.
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