In today's dynamic and complex network environments, businesses face significant challenges in maintaining high performance and security. Ensuring configuration compliance and tracking security risks across a multi-vendor network infrastructure is a critical yet overwhelming task. Empowered Networks' ENCOMPASS Network Automation as a Service offering addresses these challenges by delivering an automated solution powered by AI that simplifies network management, reduces operational burdens, and enhances overall network security and performance.

Navigating Network Management Complexities

Businesses rely on efficient and secure networks to engage customers and deliver services. Maintaining high performance and security presents several challenges:

• ‍Resource Constraints: Network teams often struggle with limited resources required to manage extensive network tasks.
• Comprehensive Device Management: Identifying, monitoring, and managing network devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls is intricate and time-consuming.
• Ensuring Compliance: Maintaining pivotal configurations that adhere to industry standards to prevent misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
• Effective Lifecycle Management: Keeping track of the lifecycle status of network devices to ensure timely updates and replacements.
• Proactive Vulnerability Management: Rapidly detecting and addressing known vulnerabilities impacting network devices to maintain security and compliance.

About ENCOMPASS

ENCOMPASS by Empowered Networks is the industry’s only comprehensive SaaS solution for managing critical network devices, ensuring reliable network inventory, lifecycle information, and actionable security intelligence. It integrates curated inventory information with ITSM and IPAM systems, providing reliable network visibility and scalable device configuration updates

Combining advanced automation, continuous monitoring, and seamless integration with powerful AI capabilities, ENCOMPASS offers unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud, it guarantees optimized network operations, robust security, and strict compliance with industry standards. Empowered Networks' expertise in network automation enables businesses to transform network operations, achieve strategic objectives, and maintain a competitive edge.

Delivered as a SaaS solution, ENCOMPASS maximizes availability and reliability while reducing administrative overhead. A small on-premises virtual machine facilitates secure communication between the cloud and network devices, with integration to enterprise SSO solutions like Microsoft Entra ID or Okta, ensuring secure access.

ENCOMPASS integrates seamlessly with Infoblox NIOS and BloxOne Threat Defense, providing centralized management, enhanced cloud security, and AI-driven threat intelligence. This comprehensive protection spans hybrid and multi-cloud environments, automating responses to minimize false positives and optimize security efficiency by understanding each threat's context.

Key Features

ENCOMPASS offers these powerful features as a seamless SaaS solution, ensuring that your network is managed, secured, and optimized with minimal effort on your part.

Device Management

• Directed Discovery: ENCOMPASS automatically identifies and catalogs all network devices, ensuring a complete and up-to-date inventory.
• Continuous Configuration Management: Regularly collects and archives device configurations to maintain upto-date records, managed seamlessly within our service.

Compliance & Security

• Best Practices Compliance: ENCOMPASS continuously analyzes configurations against industry standards, ensuring optimal performance and security.
• Vulnerability Integration: Integrates PSIRT and CVE bulletins, managing security risks proactively with AI-driven insights.
• Lifecycle Data Management: Tracks key dates (end of sale/life) for proactive lifecycle management with AI-enhanced accuracy.

Automation & Efficiency

• Automated Configuration Changes: Deploy changes to multiple devices simultaneously, reducing manual effort and errors. This capability is fully managed by our ENCOMPASS service.
• CLI Access: Facilitates change planning and troubleshooting with direct command line access to individual devices, integrated into our managed service for ease of use.

Integration & Visualizatiom

• IPAM Synchronization: Sync discovered device data with IP Address Management platforms for accurate network addressing, all within the ENCOMPASS service framework.
• Topology Mapping: Visualizes the entire network topology to understand device relationships and dependencies, presented through our service’s comprehensive interface

Analytics & Reporting

• Enterprise-Grade Policies: Uses an updated policy library to compare device configurations against best practices.
• Business-Focused Analytics: Provides AI-powered insights into compliance, security, and efficiency.
• Automated Reporting: Offers on-demand, detailed reports to inform stakeholders and support decision-making.

Business Outcomes

Elevate Your Network Management with ENCOMPASS

ENCOMPASS transforms network management by delivering measurable, high-impact improvements across critical business areas:

• Enhanced Security: Automated vulnerability management secures devices and ensures compliance, significantly reducing security risks.
• Operational Efficiency: Automation minimizes manual workloads, reduces errors, and frees up valuable time for your IT team.
• Regulatory Compliance: Continuous inspection and reporting facilitate adherence to regulatory standards, ensuring seamless compliance.
• Cost Savings: Streamlined operations lead to substantial cost reductions and prevent unnecessary expenses, enhancing your bottom line.
• Performance Optimization: Adherence to best practices and continuous analysis boost network performance and reliability.

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Expertise Driven

Empowered Networks' deep, enterprise-grade expertise in network automation ensures that ENCOMPASS is more than just a tool—it's a strategic asset. Our team of seasoned network professionals bring decades of experience in network management, security, and compliance. We understand the unique challenges faced by IT leaders and provide tailored solutions that align with your business objectives.

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Want to Learn More?

Contact us at info@empowerednetworks.com