2020-06-15T12:03:51Z

When evaluating Network Automation, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

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AG
Real User
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2021-11-05T03:51:36Z
Nov 5, 2021

Make sure to set the standards to develop Ansible playbooks.


Centralized Network-as-a-Code (NaaC) repo should be maintained in either of the SCM tools.
Documentation of the playbooks to ease the use of code by different teams or integration with teams.

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FN
Real User
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2021-05-14T01:03:26Z
May 14, 2021

Generally, there are a few things to consider for network automation solutions:


Vendor adaptability: the solution has to be adaptable to multiple vendors


Configuration versioning/diff


Template mechanisms


Audit capabilities


Ease of use & reporting

AS
Real User
2021-05-14T08:03:34Z
May 14, 2021

Version Control for Network as Code, using something like Git


Northbound API integration


Integration with current Service Portal or Orchestration tools


Multivendor support


Learning curve for Network engineers - Learning Ansible is easier than learning Python. Ansible can be a stepping stone to expanding into Python or other languages


Avoid Automation bubbles where possible - don't have multiple automation solutions for the same network infrastructure  by the same team.

GH
MSP
2020-06-20T09:11:17Z
Jun 20, 2020

Ease of use.

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