Network Automation – is a key piece in this journey because it connects every component required to run an application: the servers, storage, other networks, and necessary services to secure and scale applications.
With Cisco ACI, customers can choose the operational model that suits them best – network automation, services automation, or full application based automation.(Figure 1). When customers have existing applications and networks, the first step, a network centric operational mode for ACI, can be the simplest. It’s easy to map existing network constructs to an ACI model and quickly yield benefits.
