Gluware 5.5 version released, introducing expanded multi-vendor support, deeper NetBox integration, new features for the SONiC open-source OS, and enhanced network RPA capabilities. Designed to support enterprises at any stage of their automation journey, Gluware 5.5 enables seamless integration with existing infrastructure and tools. This update reinforces Gluware’s role as a leading enterprise-grade platform for intent-based intelligent network automation.
“Network automation isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. Every team starts from a different point, with unique vendors, tools, and progress already made,” said Ernest Lefner, Chief Product Officer at Gluware. “Gluware 5.5 is built to integrate with that reality. By expanding open source and network vendor hardware integrations, and enhancing the resilience and flexibility of automation workflows through Network RPA, we empower network teams and automation builders to seamlessly build upon their current efforts and dramatically accelerate their automation initiatives and outcomes.”
Gluware 5.5 Delivers Revolutionary Network Automation Capabilities:
- Native NetBox Integration: Gluware 5.5 introduces seamless integration with NetBox, enabling dynamic synchronization of Gluware DIAL device details and automated updates between Gluware and NetBox. This integration allows organizations to maintain accurate source-of-truth data with user-definable sync direction and comprehensive metadata synchronization.
- Robust SONiC OS Support: Meeting the growing demand for open-source networking solutions, Gluware 5.5 adds comprehensive support for the open-source Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) operating system. This includes support for both Community and Dell Enterprise editions within key Gluware capabilities such as Device Manager and Config Drift and Audit. This integration allows enterprises adopting SONiC-based platforms to seamlessly incorporate them into their multi-vendor automation strategy with Gluware, enabling discovery, inventory, state monitoring, and configuration compliance checks.
- Expanded Multi-Vendor Support: Gluware 5.5 extends its vendor support across multiple platform components:
- Introduced Versa Director API integration for device discovery and configuration management.
- Enhanced Cisco Meraki support with expanded Ready-to-Use Solution Items (RSIs) for content filtering, firewall policies, threat protection, and WAN application services.
- Advanced topology visualization capabilities with enhanced VLAN and trunk detail display.
- Added Config Backup and Restore support for Cisco NXOS Virtual Device Context (VDC).
- Enhanced Network RPA Capabilities: The platform now offers improved workflow management with the ability to reorder tasks and clone/paste functionality, alongside new capabilities for OS shell command execution and configuration pushes without changing assigned assemblies or features. Furthermore, Network RPA is more resilient, with the ability to continue running workflows when there are device-level errors. Users can use conditionals to create specific tasks for devices with success or errors.
- Improved User Experience: A new dialog for editing user settings provides enhanced control over user preferences, including dashboard themes, grid colors, and API credentials management.
- Ubuntu OS: The migration to Ubuntu as the underlying operating system ensures long-term stability and security through access to critical patches and performance enhancements.
- Enhanced Search Capabilities: Deeper search functionality in the Config Model Editor enables more precise configuration management and improved efficiency in handling complex network configurations.
Today’s release is the latest upgrade to the Gluware Intelligent Network Automation Platform, which has become the trusted platform for a growing roster of industry leaders across demanding sectors – including finance, banking, engineering, pharmaceuticals, retail, healthcare, gaming, the public sector, and more. These organizations leverage Gluware to automate and orchestrate operations within some of the world’s most complex and mission-critical network infrastructures, demonstrating the platform’s flexibility and ability to deliver transformative results at scale.
To learn more about Gluware 5.5 and its new capabilities, watch our on-demand webinar: Gluware Release 5.5 – Everything You Need to Know!
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