CloudBolt

We use CloudBolt [Software] to make server deployment simpler for our everyday users, for almost everyone in our company. We use it to scale up and test for QA environments so they can test any new versions of our deployments. We also have a wide array of users who would use this in their specific departments for specific tasks. This ranges from scaling up one server for X task to scaling up multiple servers with different configurations - all done with a few clicks.

I think it's great for giving any/all users the ability to deploy servers for whatever they want. It's also great for scaling up/down large quantities of servers. It also has some pretty good plugins and "orchestration actions" that you can write for yourself. I don't think it would be best suited if you want to set and forget it. It needs some TLC, and the interface and initial setup [are] not the most user-friendly. So if you're planning on using it for some complex tasks, make sure you have someone dedicated to it, at least for the initial setup. And make sure you have monitoring on it.

SovLabs Microsoft Active Directory is a good automation solution that helped us to create flexible Active Directory configurations and register/clean computer accounts with Active Directory. The interface is user-friendly and easy to use. SovLabs provide good documentation to implement and maintain the solution. Ease to create groups with a custom property and customize. Also, the solution offers the possibility to create dynamic templated fields utilizing the SovLabs Template Engine.

Creates dynamic groups and flexible Active Directory configurations. Improves our automation capabilities. Helps us to automate a part of our Active Directory administration process. Helps us to automate the process of registration and cleaning the computer accounts with Active Directory. Helps us to improve the reliability of registration to mitigate failures like retry logic and post validation checks.