What's New in Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 — Official Video Overview
By Luca Berton · Published 2024-01-01 · Category: installation
Watch the official Red Hat video overview of Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 features including the automation dashboard, self-service portal, and AI assistant.
Introduction
Red Hat has released an official video overview of Ansible Automation Platform 2.6, the Q4 2025 release. This article accompanies the video with a summary of all major features and enhancements.
Watch the Video
View the official "What's new: Ansible Automation Platform 2.6" video from Red Hat for a complete walkthrough of new features.
Feature Highlights
Unlock More Value — Automation Dashboard
Monitor, measure, and report on the impact of your automation: • Real-time metrics — Job success rates, time savings, ROI • On-premise utility — Data stays within your environment • Export capabilities — PDF and CSV reports for stakeholders • Resource optimization — Visibility into direct and indirect nodes
Operate More Efficiently — Lightspeed Intelligent Assistant
A new AI-powered chat assistant embedded directly in the platform: • On-demand support — Get answers without leaving the UI • Faster troubleshooting — AI-guided problem resolution • Accelerated onboarding — New users get up to speed faster • Validated resources — Links to official documentation
Achieve New Levels of Scale — Self-Service Portal
Simplify automation service delivery for the entire organization: • Guided forms — Auto-generated from existing job templates • No Ansible knowledge required — Point-and-click interface • Admin control — Platform admins define what's available • Wider adoption — Extend automation to domain experts
Additional Enhancements
Event-Driven Ansible • External secret management (HashiCorp Vault) • Editable project URLs • EDA-triggered job labels • Enhanced Kafka support with wildcards
Refreshed UI • Cleaner, more modern design • Improved accessibility features • Better responsive behavior
AI-Assisted Inventory Generation (Developer Preview) • Describe your topology in natural language • Platform generates validated inventory files • Reduces manual errors and onboarding time
New Collections and Integrations • Networking: Arista, Cisco Meraki, Nautobot • Cloud: HashiCorp, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud • Infrastructure: Windows Server, OpenShift Virtualization, VMware • AIOps: Red Hat AI, Splunk
Upgrade Information • Direct upgrade path from AAP 2.4 and 2.5 • Important: AAP 2.6 is the last RPM-installable release • Plan your migration to containerized installation for AAP 2.7
Conclusion
AAP 2.6 delivers on three key promises: measuring automation value, AI-powered efficiency, and enterprise-wide scalability. Watch the official video for demos of each feature in action.
For more Ansible tutorials and guides, explore the complete article collection on Ansible Pilot.
Related Articles • Ansible Template Guide • Ansible for Windows Guide • Ansible Vault Guide • Ansible Inventory Guide • Ansible AWS Guide
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