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Enhance Operations
Efficiency with Automation
Presented by: Tim Levad
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The Case for Automation
of network downtime is due to human error
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March 26, 2015Have you automated operational tasks?
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An Optimized Network is the Foundation for
Business Innovation & Outcomes
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Security & Risk
Operations Efficiency
& Automation
Analytics & Modeling
Compliance & Change
Management
Architecture Strategy
& Planning
Operations Support
& Lifecycle Management
Six Areas
You Need to
Address
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Operations
Efficiency &
Automation
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Agenda
Why is automation important to your network?
When would you use automation?
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Why is Automation Important?
Time Savings Cost Reduction Better Results
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When to use Automation?
Strained
Resources
Change &
Compliance
Management
Network
Monitoring &
Performance
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Automation Use Cases
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Strained Resources
Time Wasted on
Repetitive ProceduresIncreasing Network
Complexity
Lack of
Automation Tools
High Risk
of Failure
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Change Management
Change Measured in
Days, Not MinutesOverdue Change
Requests
Reliant on
Spreadsheets
High Risk
of Failure
Inconsistent
Implementation
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Compliance Management
Lack Expertise Audits Require
a Task Force
Pressure is
Growing
High Risk
of Failure
Demand for
New Services
Limited Visibility
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Network Monitoring & Performance
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Automating the Change Lifecycle
Identify Configurations Out of Compliance
A customer needed a better way to monitor and manage their 12,000+ Cisco devices. Manually applying configuration changes to an install base of this size was no easy task. They would lose track of configuration compliance.
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Identifying Noncompliant Devices
Using Cisco Network Optimization Service, they were able to monitor their network inventory, security advisories, and up-to-date configurations with ease.
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Automating Updates
Configuration Best Practice Report:They could apply high, medium and low risk values
based on their software configuration rules
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Validating Change
After the changes were implemented, they could rerun the report to determine which issues were fixed and if any were missed.
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Automating the Change Lifecycle
1. Establish your golden configuration
2. Identify devices out of compliance
3. Apply corrective change
4. Validate changes
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Reasons for Automation Recap
Strained
Resources
Change &
Compliance
Management
Network
Monitoring &
Performance
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Technical
Leadership
Professional
Services Expertise
Critical
Tools Best Practices
Cisco Network Optimization Service
Provides your team with…
…to help you run your network
intelligently for optimal performance.
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Next Steps
Catalog your near &
mid-term initiatives
Assess your visibility into the
effect of those changes
Schedule a business
alignment workshop
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Resources
Forrester Study: The Total Economic Impact of Cisco NOS
Before & After Network Optimization Infographic
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