Tech Bytes: Nokia Event-Driven Automation: Simple, Reliable Data Center Automation (Sponsored)
Feb 18, 2025
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Andy Lapteff, Senior Product Marketing Manager of Data Center at Nokia and co-host of the Art of Network Engineering podcast, delves into Nokia's innovative Event-Driven Automation (EDA). He explains how EDA reduces human errors in network management, enhancing reliability and performance. The discussion also covers the powerful use of digital twins for testing network scenarios, and how user-friendly interfaces can simplify automation for engineers. Lapteff inspires listeners to embrace automation for more predictable operations in their data centers.
Nokia's Event-Driven Automation platform minimizes human error and enhances reliability in data center operations through its innovative testing methodologies.
The user-friendly interface of EDA allows network engineers of varying technical backgrounds to effectively implement automation and improve workflows.
Deep dives
Overview of Event-Driven Automation (EDA)
Event-Driven Automation (EDA) is a cloud-native network automation platform designed to enhance reliability and minimize human error in data center operations. It leverages intent-based networking and Kubernetes to create a digital twin of the production network, allowing for comprehensive testing and validation of changes. This system facilitates pre-checks and post-checks, ensuring that modifications do not destabilize the network, thus promising predictable and error-free operations. By addressing the common issue of human error that accounts for two-thirds of network outages, EDA ushers in an innovative approach to network management.
Digital Twin and Network Reliability
The digital twin created by EDA emulates the production network, allowing network engineers to visualize configurations, routing behaviors, and telemetry data in real-time. This tool empowers engineers to execute dry runs on changes, providing insights into potential impacts before deployment, which significantly enhances confidence in operational adjustments. By analyzing pre-existing conditions and configurations, network operators can identify risks and mitigate issues proactively rather than reacting to failures. This proactive testing capability introduces a methodology similar to aviation's rigorous safety checks, ultimately driving network reliability and operational safety.
User-Friendly Automation for Network Engineers
EDA has been designed to be user-friendly, appealing particularly to network engineers who may feel overwhelmed by traditional software development environments. It features an intuitive GUI that enables users to create and manage configurations without needing extensive coding skills. Furthermore, the platform supports advanced customizations for those with coding expertise, offering a flexible approach to network automation that does not alienate less technical users. This balanced accessibility ensures that all network engineers, regardless of their technical background, can efficiently implement automation and enhance their operational workflows.
Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation, or EDA, is a network automation platform that aims to help network engineers achieve predictable, error-free operations so you can keep up with all the change tickets coming your way while ensuring the data center is reliable and performant. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we’ll talk about how EDA... Read more »
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