Red Hat introduces Ansible Lightspeed for AI-driven IT automation

Red Hat introduces Ansible Lightspeed for AI-driven IT automation

Dubai, UAE – Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced Ansible Lightspeed with IBM Watson Code Assistant, a new generative AI service for Ansible automation. The service is designed to help drive consistent and accurate automation adoption across an organization, making it easier for novice users to automate tasks while removing the burden of low-level task creation from experienced automators.

In a time of evolving industry dynamics and economic uncertainty, businesses are tasked to do more with less. Organizations need a range of talent to stay resilient, drive innovation and realize the full value of hybrid cloud and automation investments, but shortages in critical IT skills can threaten these desired end-states. Per IDC, “90% of global organizations will experience the IT skills crisis by 2025,”[1] which means that “by 2026, enterprises that did not effectively address the talent and digital skills gap in their organization will constrain revenue growth opportunities by 20%.”[2] But, “driven by skills shortages, CIOs that invest in digital adoption platforms and automated learning technologies will see a 40% increase in productivity by 2025, delivering greater speed to expertise.”[3]

Ansible Lightspeed represents the next phase of the Project Wisdom initiative, making it accessible