Itential this week unveiled the availability of Automation Studio, a low-code environment for rapid development of end-to-end automations across multi-vendor and multi-domain networks.
Automation Studio, a part of Itential’s Network Automation Platform, can be used by developers and network engineers alike regardless of tribal network engineering knowledge or coding skills. With capabilities that enable users to quickly and easily design, build, and visualize automations leveraging its drag-and-drop interface and built-in network intelligence, further equipping IT and networking teams to contribute toward network automation goals.
With the introduction of network programmability and APIs for everything from management systems to devices themselves, the modern network landscape has evolved to being managed like software. This shift from hardware-focused networks to software-centric functions has had a profound effect on network management techniques and skillsets required to keep pace with the changing complex ecosystem. By democratizing the skills needed to manage increasingly complex networks and saving time and money in the process, Itential is making the journey toward automated networks attainable in ways not previously possible.
Additionally, Itential 2019.3 includes new platform features that improve overall usability, added support for Ansible 2.8 and 2.9 within the Itential Automation Gateway, as well as enhanced group-based access control and zero-touch auto remediation capabilities within its Configuration Manager application.
Chris Wade, CTO, Itential
Automation Studio’s drag-and-drop low-code interface combined with out of the box pre-built automations enable organizations to shift from manual, CLI approaches toward programmable network management without needing to re-tool and re-train their workforce.
