Disrupting the conventional ways of building digital infrastructure, the network automation market has emerged as one of the most enterprising niche verticals of the sustainable and smart industry. Prominent tech giants and multinational corporations around the globe have increasingly focused on implementing new methodologies to reduce manual configuration errors which are believed to cause the majority of network outages.

China Network Automation Market Share, By Application, 2017

In this context, network automation has evolved into one of the crucial technologies that have enabled businesses to decrease manual configuration errors and risk through effective compliance reporting, improved network service availability, enhanced performance and staff efficiency, and augmented data security infrastructure. As per reliable estimates, the overall network automation market size had been pegged at an appreciable USD 1.7 billion in the year 2017.

Besides providing a wide range of connectivity applications, the SD-WAN technology has assisted numerous business verticals to reduce complexities in physical network infrastructure. The advent of advanced computing technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence has disrupted the digital business models – a factor that can be attributed for large scale adoption of SD-WAN technology in the last few years. In fact, as per a research study compiled by Global Market Insights, Inc., the SD-WAN technology apportioned more than 67% of the total revenue share of network automation market in 2017 and is anticipated to hold a prominent spot in the overall software segment in the upcoming years.

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Concurrently, traditional networks are increasingly being replaced by virtual and cloud-based applications which has fundamentally transformed the growth strategies of major firms partaking in network automation market in the recent times. Numerous startups have been developing automation solutions that can configure manually-managed network devices, improve security capabilities, and supervise service offerings more efficiently. In this context, it would be prudent to mention that prominent tech giants have focused on acquiring these startups as it would assist them in augmenting their resources to deliver next-generation solutions that would serve all size and scale of customer needs. Enlisted below are a few instances that underscore how these acquisitions are shaping the network automation industry trends:

• To strengthen its service management portfolio and optimize its digital assets, IBM acquired the California-based network automation software provider Intelliden in 2017. Reportedly, Intelliden assists telecom firms to manage, configure, and scale their networks and automate an array of other services. Apparently, the technology of Intelliden would be integrated into IBM’s Tivoli Software which is known to enable various businesses to combine service delivery and significantly accelerate the automation of networks.
• With an aim to offer its customers an SD-WAN solution that is easy to deploy across enterprise branch offices and other WAN installations, Cisco has recently acquired an emerging WAN solutions provider Viptela for USD 610 million. Even though Cisco has a robust WAN product portfolio consisting of Intelligent WAN and Meraki SD-WAN, the addition of Viptela’s unique technology would reportedly expand and improve the overall functionality of the company’s WAN solutions in the times to come.

Implementing network automation solutions through cloud-based services has lowered capital expenditure and operational costs, enabling enterprises to scale their technological capabilities at a faster pace. Primarily driven by growing opportunities to offer enterprises with additional services like monitoring, security, and application optimization beyond basic automation tasks, the network automation industry share is anticipated to expand vigorously over the estimated timeframe. With rising investments by major tech firms coupled with innovative products being launched by startups, the network automation market size is forecast to register an excellent y-o-y growth rate of 22% over 2018-2024.

Author Name : Saif Ali Bepari