Which function does Ansible perform in the network?

Ansible a configuration management tool operates by applying specific configurations to server or network devices. A network management station (NMS) is typically used with the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to centralize polling of SNMP counters and allow for devices to send alerts. Software-defined networking (SDN) is a method of centralizing the control and management planes of a network so that the network device can focus on the data plane. Centralized logging is used with syslog so that all logs can be sent to a centralized area for analysis.