DNAC-as-a-Service
IT teams are no longer a side function for the business.
In fact, they are one of the key pillars supporting the business in this ‘Digital Disruption’ world. Business demands a lot from IT and therefore IT teams are under tremendous pressure to come up to Business’s expectations.
A few of the common challenges that most IT teams face include – how to make network more agile; how to improve user experience; how to ensure network is up all the time, build more resiliency in the network; how to keep the IT team members updated on latest technologies and then retain them; how to be innovative to support the business.
Velocis DNAC-as-a-Service accelerates the shift from infrastructure management to business outcomes. This service-based solution helps solve customer’s biggest challenges of Digital transformation and provides faster time to value.
Solution Highlights
1. Comprehensive and customised Automation & Assurance platform constituting of
- Cisco DNAC controller
- Optimizer – Velocis innovation for automation & compliance
- Observer – Velocis innovation for enhanced visibility
2. Automation & Assurance platform deployed on-premises in customer datacenter
3. Day 2 network operations managed by Velocis’ skilled manpower
- Automate Network Operations, deliver Fault/Configuration/Accounting/Performance/Security (FCAPS) framework
- DNAC controller provides single point of control with Automation & Assurance features
- Optimizer using DNAC API automates fault resolution, configures network devices with features using GUI, helps meeting security & hardening compliance.
- Observer unifies dashboards (DNAC/ServiceNow/SolarWinds/Meraki/ThousandEyes*) using open API’s & provides comprehensive visibility of Enterprise Networks to senior management of the customer.
4. Flexible, pay as you go model (subscription-based offer)
Services Platform and its deliverables on FCAPS Framework
Fault: Network problems identification and resolution will be accelerated
Configuration: Day 0 to Day n network configuration will be automated & standardized
Accounting: Network capacity planning
Performance: Network health & performance management
Security: Hardening, IOS Upgrades & addressing Security Vulnerabilities
Salient Features
Services Deliverables
| Fault Management | Configuration Management | Accounting Management | Performance Management | Security Management | Unified Dashboard |
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Potential faults are identified by devices & clients health score |
Onboarding of new devices with Zero touch provisioning |
Wired access ports planning |
Manage and Improve application health for wireless clients |
Compliance checks on Hardening of Devices
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CXO dashboard: Multiple IT Management tools unified into a single pane view for network performance and health |
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The issues provide contextual information and feature of time travel to go back in time for faster troubleshooting |
GUI based Day 1- Day n configurations (features) using Optimizer |
Licensing, Devices Lifecycle |
Manage and Improve network & client health, with color-coded trends. |
IOS upgrades (Image management) on network devices |
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Fault resolution of wireless network issues using suggested remediation & automated actions |
Software image vulnerabilities notification and recommendations declared by (PSIRT) are executed |
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ACL cleansing and management |
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Checks for un-authorized configurations |
Business Value
