What is Network Automation?
NetBrain network automation is a no-code platform for automating “Day 2” network operations workflows such as troubleshooting, outage prevention, and change management. It enables network engineers and subject matter experts to create Intent-based automated assessments and diagnostic procedures using only their network expertise without the need for traditional scripting or programming languages.
Key features of NetBrain network automation include Dynamic Maps, which provides real-time network topology and live traffic paths automatically, and an Automation Library that digitizes and centralizes your organization’s expert knowledge allowing teams to share and expand automated network assessments across the multi-vendor network for better decision-making and problem resolution.
Why NetBrain Network Automation?
Designed to enhance efficiency, reduce complexity, remove human error, and cut operational costs, NetBrain network automation enables IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives. Continuous intent-based assessments ensure compliance, performance, and security across your multi-vendor network including on-prem, multi-cloud, and SDN networks.
The real-time data feeding NetBrain’s Digital Twin technology combines with your business intents to identify and resolve issues quickly, reducing mean time to repair and proactively preventing network outages. NetBrain network automation acts as a repository for tribal knowledge and expert skills that fosters collaboration and continuous improvement across IT teams.
How Does NetBrain Network Automation Work?
Beginning with a live, continuously updated model of your multi-vendor network, incorporating real-time configurations, traffic forwarding, and device states, NetBrain adds application-aware Network Intents—the desired behavior of your business infrastructure—for a true Digital Twin that supports live automated assessments and diagnoses of your network’s performance and health across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
Network Intents are the no-code building blocks of NetBrain network automation. By integrating with major ITSM systems and supporting multi-vendor environments, NetBrain triggers intelligent actions via REST API and webhooks, northbound or southbound, to automate key NetOps workflows like incident response and troubleshooting, security policy enforcement, lifecycle management, change management, and network assessments and auditing.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the key benefits of network automation?
- Enhanced Efficiency: Automate routine tasks to streamline network operations and reduce manual workloads.
- Improved Accuracy: Minimize errors with consistent, automated processes.
- Operational Cost Reduction: Lower costs through automation and improved resource utilization.
- Increased Uptime: Proactively identify and resolve issues to maintain high service availability.
- What network automation solutions does NetBrain offer?
- Auto-Discovery: Automatically discover your network inventory via device CLI, API, or SNMP interfaces.
- Dynamic Maps and Path: Visualize and interact with live network maps for real-time insights.
- Network Intents: Automate assessments and ensure intended operational behaviors.
- No-Code Automation: Simplify automation via GUI requiring no coding or scripting.
- Continuous Assessment: Execute diagnoses of your entire network proactively and continually to identify potential issues before they cause a problem.
- Automated Diagnosis: Trigger automated intelligent troubleshooting captured from your experts’ network skills.
- Change Management: Execute automated, error-free network changes and validations.
- Assessment Dashboards: Visually summarize hundreds of real-time automated assessment results on one screen.
- Automation Chatbot: Provide network automation capabilities to a wider audience via custom, self-service chat portal.
- I want to know more. Where can I start?
- Schedule a Demo! Experience NetBrain’s capabilities one-on-one with a personalized demo from one of our experts.
- Already have NetBrain? There are many options for training and support:
- Power User Training: Attend rapid-paced, hands-on training to become a network automation expert in two days.
- NetBrain University: Utilize NBU for comprehensive training and support.
- Customer Guides: Check out demo videos with step-by-step cheat sheets that let you build automation in minutes!
- Professional Services: Leverage purpose-fit delivery programs and enhanced support for your enterprise.