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The recent surge of network automation tools has marked a shift in how administrators build and mana

The recent surge of network automation tools has marked a shift in how administrators build and manage networks. While server and application automation tools have been around for some time, network-focused tools have only become popular in the last couple of years.

Traditionally, manual processes have largely accomplished configuration setup and ongoing network changes, but network automation tools have since emerged to reduce these manual steps. Although network automation tools might take different approaches toward automation, they all aim to reduce admin time spent on simple and repetitive configuration processes.

In this article, we look at the benefits of network automation tools, how to differentiate three types of network automation platforms and eight popular multivendor network automation tools.