Gartner estimated only 22% of companies had any network automation. One reason automation isn’t taking off? The massive effort it takes to gather the inventory of your network, and to ensure that data is accurate.

This session will focus on why a network source of truth, which documents the physical and virtual devices in your network, plays a critical role in enabling network automation. See how you and your team can be freed up to focus on larger network strategy and reliability issues.

You will learn:

• Why a network source of truth (NSoT) plays a critical role in enabling network automation
• Where a NSoT fits in the modern network architecture framework
• How a NSoT can be used in a customizable workflow including Infrastructure as Code tooling like Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines