StackStorm
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Jun 11, 2019
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CommentsWhat is StackStorm?
StackStorm is a platform for integration and automation across services and tools. It ties together your existing infrastructure and application environment so you can more easily automate that environment -- with a particular focus on taking actions in response to events.
StackStorm is a tool in the Task Scheduling category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Automations tie events to actions you’d like to take, using a rules engine and, if you want, comprehensive workflow. Automations are your operational patterns summarized as code.StackStorm automations work either by starting with your existing scripts – just add simple meta data – or by authoring the automations within StackStorm.Automations are the heart of StackStorm – they allow you to share operational patterns, boost productivity, and automate away the routine.CLI, REST API + Python Bindings
StackStorm Pros & Cons
Pros of StackStorm
- ✓Auto-remediation
- ✓Integrations
- ✓Automation
- ✓Complex workflows
- ✓Open source
- ✓Beautiful UI
- ✓ChatOps
- ✓Python
- ✓Extensibility
- ✓Slack
Cons of StackStorm
- ✗Complexity
- ✗ There are not enough sources of information
StackStorm Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to StackStorm?
Runbook
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Runops
Secure access to the Cloud with a single CLI. You run a SQL query and it goes to Runops instead of the database. We get peer reviews in Slack, run it, and remove sensitive data from results.
