In this webinar you will learn how to: - Understand the network domains and the typical path for network automation adoption, using the right tool for the right job - Move toward a modern approach to network automation using your existing infrastructure and investments - Normalize your scripting efforts for standardized and repeatable API consumption with Itential’s Automation Gateway - Use enhanced scripts in end-to-end network automation workflows within Itential’s Automation Platform - Future proof your investment in network automation with unified models and an API first approach

1. Bring Your Own Automation:
An Integrated Approach to Managing Your Network
WEBINAR
Chris Wade
CTO, Itential
Alex Degitz
Product Manager, Itential

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Automation Evolution

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60%
Over
of enterprise organizations
still utilize ad-hoc manual
& reactive script-based
approaches to
automation.
Enterprise Management Associates
Network Automation Reality
30%
of network automation teams
able to fully realize the benefits
of investments made in network
automation solutions by 2020.
Gartner
Lack of adequate skills will lead to only

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Network Automation Misnomer
You think you have
two choices.
Continue
with Scripts
Rip & Replace

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The Reality of the Network Automation Journey

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Use the ‘right tool’ for the ‘right
job’
Separate automation from Network
Domain Orchestration & SDN strategies
Provide innovation without a
rip-and-replace methodology
Enable more groups to participate in
network automation, lowering
operational costs and mitigating risks
Value of an Integrated Approach
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 going back to square
one.

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Bring Your Own Automation
Itential Automation Gateway
• Leverage existing network
automation efforts & normalize all
scripts (Perl, Python, C, Bash, Ansible)
into APIs.
• Dynamic discovery of scripts provides
unified & centralized repository with
RBAC rules in IAP
• Decoration of scripts to normalize
them for standardized and repeatable
API consumption

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Demo 1
Automation Gateway

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Multi-Domain Automation
Today’s networks require automation capabilities that span multiple networking domains from
traditional physical networks, next-generation programmable networks, to SD-WANs, cloud
networks and more.

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TOSCA
Unified Operations Models
API
Cloud OrchestratorsNetwork Orchestrators
YANG
IT Systems
Network Technologies
Ansible YAML, Terraform, etc.
Scripts
Python, Bash, Perl, etc.
DevOps
Integrated Network Automation Strategy
Leveraging a variety of tools in an integrated network automation strategy requires the adoption of a number of
complementary technologies.

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Demo 2: Interface Creation
• Use your current
scripts in an automated
workflow
• Integrate with 3rd
party systems to
populate parameters
• Define outcome based
on current device
status/configuration
• Pre-/Post check for
script-based
configuration updates

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Demo 2
Automation Gateway
IAP Workflow Builder
Automation Catalog

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Enable NetOps Teams
Network scripting for example, Ruby, Python
or YAML
Network automation & orchestration tools such
as Ansible and Puppet
Public cloud networking such as AWS or
Azure and associated APIs
Software Principles such as agile, CI/CD and
modern development

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Leverage Existing Automation Efforts
Integrate existing automation efforts and transform scripts into APIs
for use in network automation workflows within Itential’s Automation
Platform.
Expand Automation Participation
Enable network engineers, software developers and IT operations
to participate in network automation through low-code, drag-and-
drop environment & built-in network intelligence.
Scale Automation as You 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 & policy.
Itential’s Integrated Approach to Network Automation
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.

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