Building Agile and Programmable Networks using NetDevOps
Today's organizations operate in a complex environment where they must quickly ramp up and down their operations. The key aspect of such a changing environment is to ensure that organizations can accommodate future advancements and volatile changes
NetDevOps presents a significant shift in how network infrastructures are managed and operated. By embracing automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, organizations can achieve more agile, reliable, and secure networking environments capable of supporting the dynamic needs of modern businesses.
HCLTech NetDevOps services focus on integrating automation and collaboration in each phase of the network lifecycle and implementing best practices like shift left testing, security, compliance and process optimization through tools.
A Comprehensive Tool Stack to Build NetDevOps Workflow
HCLTech follows a six-step approach to build an end-to-end workflow. We use various tools in each step to manage network build, configuration, testing and enhanced monitoring capabilities. By combining automation, version control, and CI/CD principles, we enable efficiency and reliability in network operations.y to achieving your desired digital transformation goals aligned with your business requirements.
Organizations Need the Right Workforce to Implement NetDevOps
HCLTech hosts a talent pool of Network Reliability Engineers (NRE) who own the entire NetDevOps integrated model, building the blameless culture in organizations. NRE will be a key facilitator a problem solver between customers, apps and infra developers. NRE will be able to envision the future technology state of the customer and adopt best practices like agile, DevOps and network programmability.
NRE Quickstart
Engage with customer’s business functions and CXO’s to understand where NRE teams can be embedded
Automation
Network programmability through SDN, NFV, hardware abstraction
DevNetOps
Creation of CI, CD, CR pipeline with application developers, operations and customer teams
Enterprise Digital Experience Center
End-to-end managed services (assess, consult, transform, execute, and implement)
The HCLTech Advantage
in overseeing multi-vendor network modules effectively
in managing day-2 CI/CD pipeline operations for global clients
and proprietary NetDevOps tools
Experienced network consultants
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Frequently Asked Questions about NetDevOps
NetDevOps applies DevOps principles—automation, version control and CI/CD—to network engineering and operations. At HCLTech, we treat network configurations as code, enabling rapid, consistent and secure changes. This approach makes networks more agile, programmable and responsive to evolving business needs, supporting digital transformation at scale.
NetDevOps automation reduces downtime by automating testing, deployment and rollback processes. At HCLTech, we use CI/CD pipelines to catch issues early, deploy only validated changes and enable rapid recovery. This proactive approach minimizes human error and accelerates incident resolution, significantly improving network reliability and uptime.
NetDevOps supports agile transformations by enabling rapid, iterative changes to network infrastructure. Our approach at HCLTech emphasizes automation, real-time feedback and close collaboration across teams. This agility enables clients to respond quickly to market demands, innovate more rapidly and maintain a competitive edge while ensuring network stability.
CI/CD enhances network operations management by automating the build, test and deployment cycle for network changes. At HCLTech, we utilize CI/CD to ensure that only validated configurations are deployed, thereby reducing errors and accelerating updates. This approach delivers greater consistency, faster incident recovery and more robust, scalable networks.
Automation improves network reliability by minimizing manual intervention, reducing configuration errors and enabling consistent policy enforcement. At HCLTech, we automate routine tasks, testing and deployments—proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact operations. This leads to fewer outages, faster recovery and a more resilient network environment.
Our network automation solutions cover configuration management, automated provisioning, policy enforcement, compliance checks, monitoring, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. We use Infrastructure as Code, intelligent automation and robust version control to streamline operations, minimize manual errors and ensure your network remains secure, scalable and future-ready.
Combining DevOps and network automation bridges the gap between application and network teams, fostering collaboration and shared responsibility. At HCLTech, we’ve seen that this integration accelerates service delivery, improves consistency and enables faster, safer changes—empowering clients to keep pace with dynamic business requirements and technology advancements.
We leverage a suite of NetDevOps tools, including Infrastructure as Code platforms (like Ansible or Terraform), CI/CD systems (such as Jenkins or GitLab CI), network monitoring solutions and version control systems. These tools automate builds, testing, deployment and monitoring, creating a seamless and reliable end-to-end workflow for network operations.
Our Network Reliability Engineers (NREs) accelerate NetDevOps adoption by bridging skills across infrastructure, operations and development. They drive automation initiatives, implement best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement. With HCLTech’s NREs, clients quickly realize the benefits of agility, reliability and streamlined network transformation.
NetDevOps helps enterprises modernize their networks through automation, CI/CD pipelines and integrated collaboration. With HCLTech, clients achieve faster service rollouts, consistent configurations and proactive issue detection—resulting in reduced toil, accelerated incident recovery and improved agility. This positions enterprises for success in today’s fast-paced digital landscape.