What is Network Automation?

André Bowen-Brown
3 min readJul 6, 2021

Get a clearer picture of network automation

Network automation is a process of using software to automate the configuration, management, testing, deployment, and operating of devices within a network. In a nutshell, if you are doing the same tasks repeatedly, it is time to automate it!

IT automation is not relatively new; it has been employed by sysadmins for some time now. However, with Cloud, DevOps, Automation and all the other buzzwords, it can become a mind field to understand.

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André Bowen-Brown
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Passionate about network automation and enjoys to travel.