The Network Source of Truth: How Engineering Teams Establish and Use These Critical Tools

The concept of a network source of truth (NSoT) emerged around seven years ago as network engineering teams started maturing their approaches to automation. The industry is still debating what an NSoT is and what it should contain, but Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) believes a NSoT should be a repository of network data that represents an IT organization’s intent for how its network should operate and behave. Network automation tools reference data in a NSoT when executing workflows to ensure that any automation outcomes align with network intent.

Given that the market for NSoT solutions is still emerging, EMA has published new research that explores all aspects of this increasingly essential technology. The report, “The Network Source of Truth: How Engineering Teams Establish and Use These Critical Tools,” is based on in-depth interviews with 17 engineers who have implemented and are using a NSoT tools. This report defines the concept of a network source of truth and explores how enterprises should build, maintain, and use them.

Join EMA Vice President of Research Shamus McGillicuddy for a webinar that will present the essential findings from this research. The webinar will explore:

• Why network teams now need an NSoT
• How engineers establish and use a NSoT
• The challenges that teams are encountering with their NSoTs
• What you should demand from vendors who are offering NSoT solutions