Why Automate VIP Management?
Enterprises that are experiencing long delays in deploying new applications and services should determine if part of the problem is due the amount of VIP changes that are generated on a day-to-day basis and how long it takes to complete the VIP change. Enterprises that generate many VIP changes should consider automating this process, as accomplishing this manually can take teams days or weeks to accomplish due to existing backlog and complexity in the process. Automating these changes can remove the backlog and ultimately allow end users to have VIP changes made safely and securely through a self-service portal, freeing up time and resources and ensuring applications are deployed quickly.
Network automation helps to:
- Dramatically reduce time to implement new applications and services.
- Avoid outages by eliminating misconfigurations due to human error.
- Empower end users with self-service portals for their VIP configuration updates.
- Accelerate time to deploy new applications.
Automating VIP Management with Itential
The Itential Automation Platform simplifies the automation of VIP management by providing capabilities for:
Support for Any Cloud-Native & Cloud-Based Service
Use API-based integration, manage VIPs under AWS, Azure, or GCP load balancing services as well as cloud-based SaaS services from application load balancing vendors.
Automated Pre-Checks, Post-Checks, & Rollbacks
Create robust pre-check and post-check policies for VIP changes and include rollback procedures if required.
Enablement of Self-Service Portals
Safely enable end users to make VIP changes to their applications using a self-service portal, with proper internal checks and verifications.
Itential Supports VIP Management for All Devices
Itential Pre-Built Workflows for VIP Management
With Itential’s Pre-Built Workflows, network and application teams can onboard existing automations and components that support the VIP management of cloud-native load balancing services, cloud-based SaaS services, or traditional on-prem appliances.
