Gain Network Agility at Scale | Current State and Market | A New Automation Frontier | Imperatives for Operational Network Transformation | Why More Financial Services Organizations Choose NetBrain for Network Automation | Experience What’s Possible with Intent-Based Network Automation Be protected from the unintended consequences of change management In the finance world, change equals risk. How does adding a new device affect your network? How can you ensure its configuration follows company standards? How often should you verify its compliance after installation? Networks influence every facet of operations, and any change can disrupt business. Every device must be certified to perform properly, but the amount of work per device is insurmountable. According to Uptime Institute, more than of all data center outages 70% are caused by human error either incorrectly applied changes, or changes that were applied correctly but for some reason not what was intended. This contrasts with what most people assume is the main cause of outages - hardware or software failures. Even successful device-level changes using traditional approaches can result in unintended consequences. It’s essential to safeguard your network design and configurations from human and design errors to help you maintain people’s access to their money. Therefore, a change management process must be able to protect application delivery by preventing costly outages from impacting your organization, ensuring maximum uptime, and improving operational efficiency and productivity. Aligning Your Network Operations Plans with your Financial Services Business | 12
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