If you’ve been working with enterprise networking for a while, you’ve likely seen the phrases “intent-based networking” or “network intent” and perhaps some promises that these technologies will revolutionize networking or lead to the rise of the self-healing network. While this sounds exciting, the impact that intent-based networking has had on the enterprise, although positive, has been more incremental than revolutionary.

One of the limitations of intent-based networking systems (IBNS) is that these technologies focus on Day 0/1 network operations – deployment, configuration, and other tasks involved with the building and rollout of new networks. But what about intent for Day 2 operations? What could it mean for the enterprise if network intent technology could be applied to ongoing maintenance tasks and the resolution of tickets?

Read in this Product Brief how Intent-Based Automation from NetBrain helps users quickly build complex automations for verification, validation, and preemptive troubleshooting.