Network automation is a key component of closed-loop automation, but it is not complete without the proper safeguards provided by network verification. Itential’s Senior Solution Architect, Mike Elrom and Forward Networks Director of Technical Marketing, Fabrizio Maccioni demo the technology integrations of Itential’s Automation Platform with Forward Networks platform that assures network operators that any changes made in the network had the intended effect and that no unexpected behaviors were introduced when automating network changes.