How to manage scripts that manage network automation

07 Jun How to manage scripts that manage network automation

A Series by John Burke for Network World

June 7, 2022—Most major network outages happen as a result of human error, not equipment failures—mistakes in the settings themselves, missed steps in a sequence, steps taken out of order, etc. Automation through scripting is meant not only to speed up network operations activities but, as importantly, to reduce the chance of such mistakes by ensuring consistency. A script executes the same steps, in the same order, every time…