<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Automation on Mohamed Ayman | DevOps &amp; Infrastructure</title><link>https://blog.aymantech.net/tags/automation/</link><description>Recent content in Automation on Mohamed Ayman | DevOps &amp; Infrastructure</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:45:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.aymantech.net/tags/automation/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Road to EX374: Developing Automation with Ansible</title><link>https://blog.aymantech.net/posts/preparing-for-ex374/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://blog.aymantech.net/posts/preparing-for-ex374/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I have officially started my preparation for the &lt;strong&gt;Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform (EX374)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. This exam is a deep dive into the modern Ansible ecosystem, focusing on execution environments, automation controller, and professional content development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="official-exam-objectives"&gt;Official Exam Objectives&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To keep my study focused, I am following the official Red Hat objectives closely:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/red-hat-certified-specialist-developing-automation-ansible-automation-platform-exam"&gt;Official EX374 Exam Objectives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h2 id="my-lab-setup--installation"&gt;My Lab Setup &amp;amp; Installation&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For my lab environment, I am using a containerized installation of &lt;strong&gt;Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.6&lt;/strong&gt;. Setting this up correctly is the first hurdle, and I found an excellent guide that covers the &amp;ldquo;All-In-One&amp;rdquo; containerized deployment.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>