Overview
Everything you need to meet your network automation requirements
IBM Cloud Pak® for Network Automation enables the automation of network operations so CSPs and MSPs can transform their networks, evolve to zero-touch operations, reduce OPEX and deliver services faster. Gain a range of enhanced capabilities, such as normalized lifecycle modeling, intent-driven orchestration, service design and testing, dynamic service assurance, closed-loop operations, and automating SD-WAN deployments.
Capabilities
Lower costs; improve customer experiences; and deliver 5G, edge computing and SD-WAN services faster
Automate SD-WAN deployment
Automate the deployment of SD-WANs to directly connect branch offices to multicloud.
Multitenancy MSP SD-WAN
Run multitenancy mode to optimize infrastructure and reduce operational expenses.
Normalized lifecycle modeling
Standardize operations for all xNFs to enable model-driven automation with CI/CD toolchains.
Intent-driven orchestration
Model the desired service operational state rather than pre-programming workflows.
Service design and testing
Automate services and underlying resources for test, pre-production and production environments.
Dynamic service assurance
Get a real-time view of cloud infrastructures using AI to drive decisions and process automation.
Closed-loop operations
Automate feedback loops between assurance and orchestration to enable zero-touch operations.
AI and machine learning
Gain insight across complex datasets to automate diagnostics, detect anomalies and initiate runbooks.
Automation foundation
Shared components that power intelligent automation
A set of common AI and automation components power each intelligent IBM Cloud Pak and provide security-rich connections for business processes, app and data integrations, IT operations and networks — so you can build once and then reuse across your business and IT operations. Key components include:
Process mining
Create a visual representation of the data flowing through your business systems and baseline your operational KPIs.
Task mining
Find low-hanging RPA opportunities to improve workforce productivity.
Robotic process automation
Automate repetitive tasks by mimicking the actions of humans interacting with software applications
Unified asset repository
Get and store reusable automation artifacts such as starters (e.g., prebuilt bots) and templates.
Single event hub
Process the business and IT event data from IBM Cloud Paks for Automation – in real time – to feed AI and machine learning.
Red Hat® OpenShift®
Built on essential AI building blocks
The automation foundation and IBM Cloud Paks are containers that run on Red Hat OpenShift, an enterprise-ready Kubernetes container platform with full-stack automated operations to manage hybrid cloud, multicloud and edge deployments. Red Hat OpenShift is optimized to improve developer productivity and promote innovation.
Next steps
Get ready to deliver new 5G and edge computing services faster while reducing your operational costs.