BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NetBrain Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of automation and visibility solutions for hybrid networks, has launched Release 11, the major new fourth-generation release version 11 of the Problem Diagnostic Automation system ( PDAS) which further enables customers to drive. the cost of network operations is reduced by using NetBrain’s pioneering goal-based technology throughout the system and automatically generating thousands of network goals that describe the foundation of the entire hybrid network that can be implemented to avoid losses.
Today’s Enterprise hybrid networks are cloud-enabled, multi-vendor, highly distributed and include a litany of technologies, making operational management labor-intensive. With enterprise applications numbering in the thousands, each with its own network requirements, forward-looking organizations are shifting operational focus from device-by-device network management to maintaining business results in size.
NetBrain invented ways to map and then automate any network as a compilation of desired outcomes or “network goals” for ongoing, Day 2 operations. Release 11 enables customers to capture the goal of their hybrid cloud-enabled network as a compilation of desired results, and then uses system-wide automation to proactively maintain results in real- time. This eliminates the need for operators and engineers to spend countless hours manually addressing network service issues, many of which have been resolved repeatedly in the past. By doing so, most network outages can be prevented and the time required to address network incidents is also dramatically reduced.
“Automation is foundational to infrastructure and operations (I&O) organizations’ ability to scale and exceed the demands of the digital business… Automation has a profound impact on the roles, skills and expectations of staff and leaders I&O, and offers a way in which staff engagement, knowledge and experience can be improved,” wrote Chris Saunderson, research analyst at Gartner.®. “By 2025, 25% of businesses will automate more than half of their network activities, an increase from less than 8% of businesses in early 2022.”
Release 11 also includes a deep understanding of commonality of incidents and intended outcomes, regardless of the actual physical devices involved. It uses this to automatically generate and replicate the thousands of objectives required for a typical business. Common network goals associated with enterprise applications include minimum bandwidth and throughput, maximum latency, user authorization requirements, security filters and ACL enforcement, CPU and memory usage, and Quality of Service. In doing so, NetBrain identifies network problems that occur as a result of human error, configuration drifts, or the unintended consequences of new applications that negatively impact the operation of previously deployed ones. applications.
Release 11 also introduces universal and proactive access to NetBrain’s automation engine and its intelligence for collaborative troubleshooting using the tools users prefer, including direct NetBrain web access, access through service desks (such as ServiceNow), access through enterprise chat solutions (such as MS-Teams) and even standard send/receive email dialogs. This allows network issues to be acted upon quickly, catching network issues while they are still occurring.
“For decades, network engineers have used manual tools and hand-crafted scripts to respond to network incidents reactively, spending hours to resolve even the most basic issues. The expertise to address hybrid networks and their cloud components has been elusive for all but the most skilled operations staff. It’s an ongoing challenge of resources, expertise and repair times that directly affects each organization’s bottom line while increasing risk to the business as a whole,” said Lingping Gao, founder and CEO at NetBrain. “We’ve changed all that in three main ways: we automatically build and then continuously validate the network’s ability to deliver the required network services, we draw on the combined knowledge of subject matter experts to enable reuse across the organization, and we’re making our diagnostic automation engine collaborative using access tools that users are already familiar with.”
NetBrain PDAS Release 11 is now available. Active customers can request free upgrade assistance by contacting their account executive or by emailing the NetBrain support team at [email protected]. Prospective customers can learn more about the NetBrain Problem Diagnostic Automation system by visiting: https://www.netbraintech.com/new-release/.
Gartner, Hype Cycle for I&O Automation, 2022, July 2022.
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About NetBrain Technologies
Founded in 2004, NetBrain is the market leader for NetOps automation, providing network engineers with dynamic visibility into their hybrid network and low-code/no-code automation for key tasks in IT workflows. Today, more than 2,500 of the world’s largest enterprises and managed service providers use NetBrain to automate network documentation, accelerate troubleshooting, and strengthen network security—while integrating with a rich ecosystem of partners. NetBrain is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, with locations in London, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany; Toronto, Canada; and Beijing, China. For more information, please visit www.netbrain.com.
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