Network Automation
for Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

Standardize automation execution across your infrastructure with Itential.

Your Challenges

To keep up with managing today’s distributed infrastructure, network engineers are building automations with open-source tools like Ansible, Python, and OpenTofu, each with their own unique execution environment – lacking the ability to both securely administer and share these automations across teams and expose them for self-serve consumption.

Lack of centralized automation management leads to challenges such as:

Scattered pockets and silos of automations across the organization, leading to inefficiency, security risks, and limiting re-use by other teams.
Difficulty in executing automation workloads across various on-prem and cloud tooling and technologies.
Inability to manage, secure, share, and administer automations across teams.
Custom building bespoke applications to manage automations, resulting in less time building more automations.
Lack of comprehensive audit logs to know when an automation runs, who ran it, and its results for policy compliance.

Our Solution

Itential’s Unique Approach to Network Automation at Scale

Imagine centrally managing and securely executing your Ansible Playbooks, Python Scripts, and OpenTofu Plans with one platform. Itential’s Automation Gateway, designed to help NetDevOps engineers standardize, execute, and securely share infrastructure automations across teams, complete with all the enterprise-grade features you need to take your network automation efforts to the next level, drive adoption, and maximize your investments.

Secure Access & Control of Your Operational Infrastructure
Ensure your network automations are secure with advanced authentication, authorization, and audit controls.

Support Today’s & Tomorrow’s Automation Initiatives
Support for popular automation tools, frameworks, and languages today, along with flexible integration for new automation solutions as you need them.

Expand Network Automation Participation
Expose automation assets to team members making it simple for anyone to execute automations across your organization.

Increase Value & Usage of Your Existing Automation Tools
Drive more consumption and usage of tooling.

Execute Automation Faster & Reduce Errors
Deploy automations faster with lower risk of errors.

Capabilities

Standardize Automation Across Your infrastructure with Itential

Itential’s Automation Gateway allows engineers to focus on building automations without the burden of setup or troubleshooting, while teams gain secure, self-service access to automation assets. This streamlined approach ensures faster innovation and autonomous execution, driving efficiency across the organization.

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Support for All Network Automation Technologies

The only dynamic execution environment with support for all Ansible Playbooks, Python Libraries, and OpenTofu Plans.

Dynamic, Scalable Execution Environments

Execute automations in centralized, dynamic environments that stay in sync with Git, support concurrent services, and enable seamless workload scheduling — no server management required.

Enterprise-Grade Security & Control

Take your automations to the next level by easily enabling authorization, RBAC, and centralized logging for every one of your network automations. Audit execution with a detailed history that allows teams to know when an automation runs, who ran it, and its results.

Self-Service Automation

Package automations as self-service solutions to be shared across teams, allowing engineers to focus on development while others use automations seamlessly.

Expose Automations as APIs

Securely share your automations using API interfaces to unify and streamline operational processes with different platforms and programs that exist across your organization.

Integrate Automatons with External Platforms

Enable automation integration with DevOps Pipelines, CI/CD Platforms, and ITSM platforms like ServiceNow.

Frequently Asked Questions

What problem does Itential solve in network automation?

Many teams already use open-source tools like Ansible, Python, and OpenTofu. The challenge is these run in silos, lack governance, and can’t be easily shared across teams. Itential centralizes execution, enforces security and compliance, and exposes automation as reusable services.

Can I continue to use my Ansible Playbooks, Python scripts, and OpenTofu plans in Itential?

Yes. Itential accesses your existing automations through a git repo and runs them securely inside the Automation Gateway. There’s no need to throw away what you’ve already built.

How does Itential enforce governance and compliance?

Every execution is logged with details on who ran it, when, and the results. Enterprise RBAC, authentication, and audit trails ensure compliance with policies and regulatory standards.

How does Itential support team collaboration?

Automations can be managed centrally, version-controlled, and published for self-service consumption. This allows NOC, SecOps, or App teams to run workflows without relying on engineers to execute them manually.

What are the risks of staying with DIY automation tools alone?

Script sprawl, lack of audit evidence, inconsistent execution environments, security risks, and reinventing the wheel with bespoke “management apps.” These slow adoption and limit scale.

Does Itential support both on-premises and cloud infrastructure?

Yes. Itential provides dynamic, scalable execution environments that integrate with both on-prem and cloud platforms, enabling hybrid cloud automation.

How do I integrate Itential into CI/CD or ITSM platforms?

Automations can be exposed as APIs or tied into ServiceNow, Git, or CI/CD pipelines. This lets infrastructure automation participate in the same workflows developers already use.

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