Keyva's ServiceNow App for Red Hat Ansible is a certified integration that bridges ServiceNow's IT Service Management (ITSM capabilities with Red Hat Ansible's automation platform. This application enables organizations to initiate and manage Ansible automation tasks directly from the ServiceNow interface, streamlining IT operations and enhancing service delivery.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Bidirectional Integration: Facilitates seamless communication between ServiceNow and Ansible Tower, allowing for the initiation of Ansible jobs from ServiceNow and the return of job statuses and results back into ServiceNow.
- Service Catalog Integration: Enables users to trigger Ansible jobs through ServiceNow Catalog Requests or Change tickets, providing a unified interface for service management and automation.
- Customizable Triggers: Allows for the definition of specific conditions under which Ansible jobs are launched, such as initiating tasks when a Change ticket status is set to 'In Progress'.
- Scoped Application: As a ServiceNow scoped app, it installs easily without requiring additional ServiceNow licensing (e.g., Orchestrator or Integration Hub and adds an Ansible configuration tab within the ServiceNow interface.
Primary Value and User Benefits:
By integrating ServiceNow with Red Hat Ansible, this application addresses the need for cohesive automation within IT service management. It reduces manual intervention, accelerates service request fulfillment, and ensures consistency across IT operations. Organizations benefit from improved efficiency, reduced operational errors, and enhanced ability to provide self-service IT capabilities to their users.