As we have seen on our journey so far, there are numerous scenarios where we can automate a network, from daily or routine tasks, to managing infrastructure from a single controller-based architecture.  Building upon those concepts, we will now gain some additional insights for working in software-defined networks (SDNs) and look at some examples of working with cloud platforms.

Some of the key components we are going to cover are:

• Cloud platform automation
• Network automation tools
• Controller-based network fabric
• Programmable network devices