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NetBrain Technologies
15 Network Drive
Burlington, MA 01803
+1 800.605.7964
[email protected]
www.netbraintech.com
Achieving Agile Network OperationsFor Cisco ACI and Hybrid Infrastructures
Jason BaudreauDirector of Product Marketing
NetBrain Technologies
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2 | The Hidden Challenges of Network Automation
Network Troubleshooting
MTTI Repair MTTR
20%80% 100%
Mean Time To Identify Mean Time To Innocence
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A Typical Troubleshooting Workflow
Problem Identified Is it the network? Where’s the expert?
Escalate
Limited access to “tribal knowledge”
Manual & Time Consuming
NMS/SIEM
Monitoring alert. Now what?
Documentation
Complex, hybrid, and multivendor infrastructures
Where’s the data?
More Tools
Data is spread across “data islands”
CLI
SIEM
SDN Controller
Log Server
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A Typical Troubleshooting Workflow
Problem Identified
NMS/SIEM
Monitoring alert. Now what?
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Everything seems to be working now…
Trigger “just in time” automation, via API integration
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“Just in time” automation with ServiceNow
Map creation + runbook execution auto-
triggered by ServiceNow when ticket is created1
NetBrain map URL sent back to
ServiceNow ticket automatically2
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Where’s the problem?
Is it the network?
Documentation
Complex, hybrid, and multivendor infrastructures
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Where’s the problem?
Scope the problem area, dynamically
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A Typical Security Workflow
Where’s the expert?
Escalate
Limited access to “tribal knowledge”
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Who knows this part of the network?
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Who knows this part of the network?
Decode and document network design
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A Typical Security Workflow
Where’s the data?
More Tools
Data is spread across “data islands”
CLI
SIEM
SDN Controller
Log Server
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Each tool is it’s own island
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Where’s the data?
Add any IT data to the map via API integration
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Where’s the data?
Add any IT data to the map via API integration
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Overlay APIC data
1 APIC-Triggered Path Discovery
End-to-End Visibility across SDN and Hybrid Infrastructures
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Visibility for SDN and Hybrid Networks
Runbook Automation: Achieve “just in time” diagnostics by triggering runbook execution based on an APIC event.
Map: Visualize SDN constructs alongside legacy networks and decode logical overlay/underlay dependencies.
Path: End to end visibility for the entire application, traversing through both legacy networks and SDN fabric.
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Enhance Workflows with Automation
API-Triggered Diagnosis
Map-based collaboration
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3 Knowledge Documentation
NetworkTroubleshooting
Security& Defense
Change & Verification
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2,000+ customers worldwide across all verticals
Telecommunications Technology Software Retail
Manufacturing Higher Education Health Government
Entertainment Energy Consulting Banking Finance
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Visualize Hybrid Network
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Visualize Endpoint Groups
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Logical View of Hybrid Network
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Application View with Contracts
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End-to-End Path Across Hybrid Network
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Automated Troubleshooting Procedure with Runbook
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NetBrain Technologies15 Network DriveBurlington, MA 01803
#1 800 605 [email protected]