Summary
By automating daily configuration tasks, you gain some of the following benefits:
Increased agility
Reduced Opex
Lower overall TCO
Streamlined management
Reduction of human error
Increased visibility
Keeping the above in mind, then adding the fact that many organizations are dealing with lean IT problems and high turnover, network engineers are being asked to do more with less. Utilizing some of the tools that were covered in this chapter can help alleviate some of the pressure put on IT staff by offloading some of the more tedious, time-consuming, and repetitious tasks. This will allow the network engineer to focus more on critical mission responsibilities like network design and growth planning.