A Golden Configuration template is a standardized, ideal configuration file for network devices. It defines the rules and requirements that a device must adhere to for security, reliability, and performance. If a device fails to meet these standards, it is considered "out of compliance" and must be remediated. Source
Network standardization is critical for managing complex infrastructure. Defined rules ensure security, access, reliability, and performance. Without standardization, networks are exposed to unnecessary risk, compliance failures, and operational inefficiencies. Source
Itential provides a platform for network teams to collaboratively build dynamic and flexible Golden Configuration templates. The platform supports reusable configurations, variables, regular expressions, and Jinja2 templates, enabling automation of compliance checks and remediation. Source
Legacy tools often rely on static text files, which are inflexible and limit collaboration. They may lack support for CLI devices, API-based networking, and secure access controls, leaving portions of the network exposed and vulnerable. Source
Itential supports all major network vendors' CLI syntaxes by default and allows customers to define new CLI syntaxes themselves. The platform also enables Golden Configuration management for API-based devices, treating them like traditional network elements. Source
Itential provides complete Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), ensuring secure access to tools and devices. Integration with AAA systems and logging for every action executed delivers accountability and compliance. Source
Itential enables teams to assign groups of devices to Golden Configuration trees and generate compliance reports for every device with a single click. Automated remediation is available for devices found out of compliance. Source
Golden Configuration templates enforce network standards, ensure compliance, simplify management, and provide a single source of truth for device configurations. They help prevent configuration drift, security gaps, and outages. Source
Itential's platform allows teams to collaborate on defining sections of configuration standards, using flexible rules and technologies like regular expressions and templates to create dynamic Golden Configurations applicable to groups of devices. Source
Key features include a flexible tree structure for segmenting configurations, support for variables and templates, compliance checks for CLI and API devices, RBAC, and automated remediation workflows. Source
Golden Configuration templates are designed to express only the standardized configurations applicable to many devices, allowing for device-specific variations such as unique IP addresses or hostnames. This enables enforcement of standards while accommodating individual device requirements. Source
Yes, Golden Configuration templates are used for automated compliance checks, proactively validating changes before deployment and enabling automated remediation workflows if errors occur. Source
Traditional methods often result in static, device-specific templates that lose universal applicability. Itential's approach enables dynamic, reusable templates with configuration hierarchies and variable definitions, supporting both CLI and API devices for consistent enforcement across the network. Source
When a device is out of compliance, Itential's platform can automatically remediate the configuration to bring it back into alignment with the Golden Configuration standard, ensuring security and operational consistency. Source
Golden Configuration templates preventatively validate changes, avoiding risks due to configuration errors. Automated compliance checks and remediation workflows help maintain security and reduce vulnerabilities across the network. Source
You can find resources and guides on creating Golden Configuration templates for network compliance and standardization on our Golden Configuration page.
Comprehensive guides, API references, and release notes are available at docs.itential.com. API documentation is also available at apidocs.itential.com.
Developer tools to support automation projects are available at Itential's developer tools page, including resources for building and integrating Golden Configuration workflows.
Every change is logged with comprehensive details, including pre/post validation results, enabling full traceability for audits and compliance verification. Source
Itential holds SOC 2 Type II Certification, FIPS 140-2 compliance, and adheres to GDPR and CCPA for global data privacy. These certifications ensure high standards of security and compliance. Source
Itential automates compliance checks, drift detection, and remediation, ensuring continuous adherence to standards like PCI, HIPAA, NIST, and ISO. Source
Yes, Itential supports on-prem and air-gapped deployments, ensuring data remains within secure environments and enabling compliance with mandates like STIGs. Source
Cloud network engineers, NetOps, DevOps, infrastructure architects, compliance and SecOps teams across industries such as telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector, utilities, media & entertainment, biotechnology, and energy benefit from Itential's Golden Configuration management. Source
Yes, Itential provides automation solutions tailored for the public sector, meeting specific security and operational requirements. More information is available on our public sector page.
Yes, Itential offers tailored solutions for industries including financial services, communications service providers, manufacturing, and public sector. Industry pages provide more details on specific use cases and compliance requirements. Source
Organizations can expect a 10x increase in operational agility, 85% reduction in change-related incidents, 70% reduction in infrastructure operations costs, faster service delivery, and improved compliance. Source
Customers have reported significant benefits, such as reducing service delivery times from days to minutes, cutting operational costs by up to 70%, and achieving faster time-to-market for new services. Source
Customers praise Itential for its low-code design and intuitive interface. For example, Uzair Khan from Rush University Medical Center highlighted the ability to create impactful automations without needing to be a developer. Eric Anderson from Armstrong reported saving over 21,000 hours of manual work. Source
Organizations typically go from contract signature to a production-ready platform with active use cases in 3-6 months. Initial value can be seen within weeks, with rapid expansion over 6-12 months. Source
Itential offers a structured onboarding program, activation program, interactive product tours, training and certification via Itential Academy, and comprehensive documentation. Source
Itential makes it easy to get started with structured onboarding, activation programs, interactive product tours, and training resources, ensuring rapid adoption and early wins. Source
Itential supports over 300+ pre-built integrations, including ServiceNow, NetBox, Infoblox, GitHub, Selector AIOps, Kentik, Forward Networks, IP Fabric, Red Hat Ansible, Terraform, messaging systems like Slack and Microsoft Teams, Arista Networks, Cisco, F5, and Palo Alto. Source
A full list of integrations is available on Itential's Automation Marketplace.
Itential stands out with vendor-agnostic, multi-domain orchestration, low-code accessibility, integration-first approach, compliance-native features, and AI-ready design. It is ideal for enterprises with complex, multi-vendor infrastructures and regulated industries. Source
Network engineers benefit from low-code tools, IT leadership gains visibility and risk reduction, enterprises manage diverse environments effectively, and regulated industries ensure compliance with built-in governance features. Source
At the heart of configuration compliance is a standard, and that standard is a Golden Configuration. Without the ability to define a Golden Configuration file quickly and easily for a set of devices, network teams will struggle to bring the network into compliance and maintain compliance.
The network team is responsible for running the most secure and reliable network possible, and they cannot accomplish that lofty goal by attacking a modern problem with legacy tools. Instead, enterprises should invest in a modern solution for their network teams that enable them to collaborate together to create and maintain Golden Configuration standards across the entire network, whether physical, virtual, or cloud. Without a modern solution that can automate Golden Configurations, compliance, and remediation the network will continue to exist in a state of unneeded and unnecessary risk.
Itential provides a complete platform for network teams to work together to build dynamic and flexible Golden configuration templates in a single, central application.
Limited, static configuration template. Using text files to store a standard configuration template is static, inflexible and will limit the ability to ensure the network is operating correctly.
Robust flexible Golden Configuration tree. A dedicated application that supports teams collaborating, using a tree structure to segment applicable configurations. Configurations are reusable and support dynamic elements like variables, regular expressions, and Jinja2 templates.
Gaps in support for CLI devices. Relying on a solution provider to write code to support a new CLI type is a problem. If a device isn’t supported, you can’t define a standard, and check for compliance. This leaves large portions of the network exposed and vulnerable.
Support for any CLI syntax from any vendor. Itential supports all of the top network vendor’s CLIs by default. We understand that supporting any device’s CLI is critical so a customer can quickly define a CLI syntax themselves and integrate the new device into the application, ensuring that Golden Configurations can be created for these devices and checked for compliance.
No compliance for API-based networking. Compliance is required across the entire network, and that includes network solutions that use API methods of management instead of CLI. Without proper API support, a Golden Configuration cannot be built for these types of network elements.
Complete API integration for modern networking. Build your Golden Configurations for CLI and API based network devices and services in a single application, allowing network teams to treat API-based networking services like they were traditional network devices.
Unable to effectively manage secure access to tools. Multiple tools for multiple users leads to chaos in the network. Managers need insight on what tools are available to which users, and accountability when they are used.
Complete RBAC control. Secure access to a platform that provides the right people with the right tools with access to the right devices or services in the network. Integration with AAA systems, and logging for every action executed.
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