Story
Buildkite Uses Ansible Automation for Analytics Hosting
Buildkite, an information technology organization in Australia, uses Ansible Automation from Red Hat to support data platform operations for data engineers.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Productivity | Handoffs in data platform operations sit in a shared queue instead of a mailbox trail |
| Insight | Fewer stalled items because analytics hosting has a clear owner |
| Capability | New joiners can see how data platform operations actually runs |
Story
Information Technology work at Buildkite spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in Australia. Analytics hosting was splitting across regional habits. Data engineers asked for a shared way to run data platform operations without freezing local judgment.
Red Hat (Ansible Automation) is what they standardized on. Red Hat, an IBM company, provides enterprise open source platforms, including RHEL, OpenShift, and Ansible, for hybrid cloud. Buildkite uses it as the system of record for analytics hosting, with data engineers as the primary operators and other groups coming in through the same queue.
Leaders get a picture they can actually walk. Teams get fewer mystery statuses. The story is about operating change, not an unpublished percentage.