IBM now holds the reins of the automation platform, with the two popular IT systems Ansible acquired from Red Hat, and Terraform obtained through the HashiCorp deal, the latest buzz being that combining them may result in something “terrible.”
However, IBM seems unsatisfied with its current product lineup, as they recently introduced similar tools developed in-house under the moniker IBM Concert. Defined as “AI-powered automation,” IBM Concert monitors organizational application operations, utilizing AI models from the Watsonx team to analyze data, present information, and provide recommendations on the next steps for system administrators. Users can ask questions in natural language like “what can I do to fix this problem?” and await Concert’s guidance on how to simplify and reduce the complexities of system management over time.
IBM stated that initially, Concert will emphasize its capabilities in three areas:
1. Application Security Risk Management: Evaluating security risks, identifying system vulnerabilities.
2. Application Compliance Management: Ensuring compliance with various standards.
3. Application Certificate Management: Handling digital certificates, expiry dates, and the implications of each certificate.
Source: IBM
TLDR: IBM ventures into AI-powered automation with IBM Concert, aiding in application security risk management, compliance management, and certificate management.
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