Extend DevOps Automation to the Network with Itential
Seamlessly integrate existing DevOps automation efforts into an end-to-end approach to network automation.
The Value of an Integrated Approach to Network Automation
Many enterprise IT organizations have moved beyond basic CLI and custom-built scripts by adopting DevOps/NetOps tools like Ansible, Puppet, or SaltStack. However, while these tools provide automation capabilities at a larger scale, they were not built for the network and require an investment of specialized skills in other languages (such as YAML) As the network ecosystem expands, IT and networking teams need to be able to incorporate their existing infrastructure, while keeping pace with the adoption of new technologies, without having to start from scratch and sacrifice their current operational uptime.
We believe an integrated approach to network automation should:
- Separate automation from network domain orchestration and SDN strategies.
- Provide innovation without a rip and replace methodology.
- Enable more groups to participate in network automation.
- Lower operational costs and mitigate risks.
Deliver End-to-End Network Automation with Itential
By implementing an automation solution that can leverage your existing network automation efforts, you can focus on making progress without the need to start over or rip and replace.
Transform Scripts into APIs
Whether it’s using Perl, Python, Ansible, Terraform or any other technology, Itential allows you to take any existing automations and integrate them into Itential’s Automation Platform, including dynamic discovery of scripts to provide unified and centralized repository with RBAC rules as well as decoration of scripts to normalize them for standardized and repeatable API consumption.
Low-Code Workflow Canvas
Drag-and-drop automation canvas for to easily build integrated workflows that incorporate scripts and automation for 3rd party tools.
Rapid Integrations with Leading DevOps Technologies
The Itential Automation Platform is API first. Our vendor-agnostic solution connects to anything and acts as an aggregated network API, federating functionality and data from existing northbound and southbound systems, including controllers, orchestrators and network management tools.
Itential is as an automated network orchestration platform built for modern, agile networks and IT organizations. Its workflow architecture mirrors the domain expertise embodied with DevOps, allowing the two groups to focus on their particular domain and then come together in an automated system.
Mike Fratto, Analyst, 451 Research
Itential’s Integrated Approach to Network Automation
Bring Your Own Automation
Integrate existing automation efforts and transform scripts into APIs for use in network automation workflows within the Itential Automation Platform.
Unify Modeling Languages
Easily consume and federate YANG, YAML and TOSCA modeling languages, abstracting the complexity from the user and enabling a single pane of glass across your network.
Scale Automation as Your Grow
Deploy network automation in your organization at your own pace from basic operations and maintenance tasks such as router/switch upgrades and device management, to managing device configuration and compliance and service and policy.
Expand Automation Participation
Enable network engineers, software developers and IT operations to participate in network automation through low-code, drag-and-drop environment and built-in network intelligence.
Integrate with Existing Environment
Extend automations beyond the network by providing a single, aggregated network API that connects other tools within your IT ecosystems like ticketing, change management, inventory and monitoring tools.
Start Fast & Stay Fast
Flexible and reusable automation templates for common use cases to drive rapid network automation deployments in organizations.
What’s Next?
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