Thursday 12 March 2020

Network Automation: Commercial or Open Source?

In my last post, Automation Tools for Different Tasks, I discussed the differences in tasks that drive tool selection. But the array of options is confusing, with the question of whether to buy an expensive commercial product or build your own open-source solution being a big consideration. Is it better to buy an expensive commercial product or build your own solution around open source tools? What are the tradeoffs?

When doing your analysis, use a common operational framework – like my personal favorite, a model incorporating people, process, and technology (PPT) to drive action. People are the most important component of the framework in that smart network engineers can overcome deficiencies in process and technology. They can determine which technology to implement, how best to deploy it (process), and which technology and processes aren’t effective in a situation or for computer engineering jobs.

Next, you’ll have to determine who will own the tool and what skills they have. You’ll need multiple tool owners so that your organization isn’t handicapped when someone is on vacation, takes sick leave, or resigns. The skills to implement an open-source solution will be quite different from those required to deploy a commercial product. Both approaches necessitate learning new paradigms, but the details and skills are very different.

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