Why automated network configuration assurance matters for enterprise NetOps

Every network operations (NetOps) professional knows the anxiety of a manual configuration update. Even when you meticulously plan the change, a single unrecorded variable or an ad hoc configuration tweak can cascade into unexpected downtime. Across large enterprises, network teams are constantly fighting a losing battle against configuration drift—the gradual, undocumented departure of live network state from the intended design—caused by these sorts of errors.This problem is commonly rooted in human data entry.