Heavy Networking 501: Automating Incident Response With NetBrain (Sponsored)

Is network automation just provisioning of equipment?
That’s what most of us think of, but there’s more to the story. Anything within the scope of networking where we can reduce manual process falls under the umbrella of automation.
Our sponsor today is NetBrain, and we’re going to discuss network automation from the standpoint of fixing problems–how a tool that deeply understands network topology can help you get to the bottom of a ticket without you having to query interfaces device by device while you troubleshoot.
Joining us from NetBrain are Jason Baudreau, VP of Marketing and Chris Villemez, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer.
We discuss:

* NetBrain’s roots in dynamic network mapping as an alternative to static diagrams
* The role of dynamic mapping in automation, SDN, and cloud
* How NetBrian builds a model of the network
* Tying the network map to incident response to reduce Mean Time To Identify (MTTI)
* How MTTI ties in to and speeds MTTR
* Customer use cases
* More

Show Links:
NetBrain

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Heavy Networking is an unabashedly nerdy dive into all things networking. Described by one listener as "verbal white papers," the weekly episodes feature network engineers, industry experts, and vendors sharing useful information to keep your professional knowledge sharp and your career growing. Hosts Greg Ferro, Ethan Banks and Drew Conry-Murray cut through the marketing spin to explore what works—and what doesn't—in networking today, while keeping an eye on what's ahead for the industry. On air since 2010, Heavy Networking is the flagship show of the Packet Pushers podcast network.