Last week, we unlocked the "Golden Rule" of safe automation: idempotency.  You now know that a reliable playbook leaves your system in the desired state, regardless of how many times you run it.  That confidence allows you to do more than just report; it lets you change things safely.

But what if y...

Imagine being a systems administrator and being asked to configure 100s of new servers or desktops due to a recent company merger.  This is a daunting task even for the most experienced admins.  Fortunately, there are tools that exist which make these types of tasks streamlined and repeatable. 

In ...