Most enterprises are leveraging at least some level of automation, but after some quick-wins they often struggle to scale their efforts. Standardizing and maintaining consistency across sprawling enterprise networks is difficult due to their complex and dynamic nature. It’s also challenging to adopt the right network automation tools and applications that align with business objectives.

Though most organizations share the same high-level goals of network automation — more time for value-added work, fewer outages, and greater operational efficiency — the road taken to achieve these goals is often different. This means every organization needs to develop their own unique strategy for adopting network automation.

In this guide, we discuss four common challenges most organizations face when adopting network automation, and strategies for overcoming them.