Red Hat Ansible: The Backbone Behind Smarter Supply Chains

Client Overview

A leading supply chain company in the USA partnered with Ekfrazo, a trusted Red Hat service provider, to leverage IoT devices across warehouses, logistics, and packaging, while adopting Red Hat automation services backed by enterprise Red Hat consulting expertise. However, as the scale of IoT adoption grew, managing and monitoring these devices became increasingly complex, demanding a robust and automated solution.

The Challenge

Managing the inventory of IoT devices across diverse business functions posed multiple obstacles:

• High operational complexity in tracking and maintaining IoT devices and sensors
• Limited visibility into device health and performance across sites
• Expansion hurdles arose as the business extended operations across multiple regions.

The organization needed a solution that could simplify IoT operations, provide real-time insights, and scale with its growing footprint.

Our Solution

Ekfrazo Technologies implemented an IoT management framework powered by AWS IoT services and Red Hat Ansible automation consulting. The solution automates device provisioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management while leveraging enterprise Red Hat solutions to ensure consistent and reliable operations across all sites.

Key capabilities included

• Centralized IoT device onboarding and lifecycle management
• Automated monitoring and configuration with Ansible playbooks
• Scalable architecture to support multiple warehouses and logistics sites
• Real-time insights into device health and inventory status

The Impact

The solution enabled the business to take the bull by the horns, consolidating IoT device management and supporting its expanding supply chain operations. By using Red Hat automation services and Red Hat services consulting, the client gained real-time visibility,

and operational control similar to outcomes achieved in large-scale enterprise automation programs.

Ekfrazo’s expertise as a Red Hat service provider ensured that the solution was both robust, future-ready, and aligned with long-term operational goals—discuss your automation roadmap with our experts. Ekfrazo’s expertise as a Red Hat service provider ensured that the solution was both robust and future-ready.