Many enterprises and service providers experience operational performance issues caused by network policies and device configuration changes that are not validated before production implementation.  The resulting network health and performance issues can negatively affect quality of service, availability, security, and service level agreements.

OPNET uses best practice methodologies and effective workflows to audit and proactively validate network configuration changes reflecting important policies before production implementation.  By so doing, configuration errors that may adversely affect network health can be prevented to improve availability. 

The auditing and proactive change validation process encompasses:

• Automated daily audits of network configurations and policies using data collected from the operational network, followed by an evaluation of any policy violations or warnings that may require remediation.
• “Virtually” deploy, audit, and validate new policies and any revised configurations using an up-to-date “snap shot” network model. 

Related Services

• Network Assessment and Planning Service