CfgMgmtCamp 2025 Ghent

Automating AI-Powered Graph Databases with Ansible: A Neo4j GenAI Case Study
2025-02-04, 14:00–14:25, Ansible 1 (B.1.017)

As AI integration becomes crucial for advanced data systems, automation is essential to managing these increasingly complex environments. This talk will explore the use of Ansible to automate the deployment of a Neo4j GenAI environment on Fedora. By leveraging Ansible playbooks, we will set up a fully functional AI-powered graph database that integrates with OpenAI for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) tasks. The session will guide technical users through best practices for automating Neo4j environments, configuring AI APIs, and handling large-scale data queries efficiently using modern infrastructure-as-code techniques.


In this session, Luca Berton will provide a deep dive into automating the setup of a Neo4j GenAI environment using Ansible. This talk is specifically designed for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and data scientists who are looking to automate complex AI-powered databases in hybrid cloud environments. Luca will demonstrate how Ansible can be utilized to orchestrate the installation, configuration, and deployment of a Neo4j environment, while integrating advanced AI models from OpenAI.

Luca Berton is a seasoned Ansible Automation expert with over 18 years of experience in IT, focusing on DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and System Administration.

Luca authored several best-selling books, including Ansible for VMware by Examples and Ansible for Kubernetes by Example, and is the creator of the Ansible Pilot project. Luca has contributed significantly to the open-source community, particularly in enhancing Ansible’s functionality. He has also been recognized for his active participation in conferences and his contributions to the Ansible community through various events and publications.