The Ansible service module handles Linux and Windows without choking on init system quirks. One playbook can start, stop, enable, or restart anything - no matter the OS. Idempotent, so you don’t have to babysit state. Clean and repeatable.
Bonus: it’s great for wrangling fleets. Think: coordinating services across platforms, enforcing startup configs, locking down compliance. Works just as well in a single datacenter or a Frankenstein mix of clouds.
