Cloud and Kubernetes are now part of the operational front line, but many teams still manage them like separate worlds. That is where things start to break down. Visibility gets fragmented, troubleshooting slows, and repeatable automation becomes harder to scale across hybrid environments.
NetBrain 12.3 is built for that reality. With Unified Cloud & Kubernetes as a First-Class Operational Domain, NetBrain brings these environments into the same operational model as the broader network. The release expands support for more than 200 cloud services across AWS, Azure, and GCP, adds full Kubernetes support, and introduces an API Authenticator to centrally manage secure communication with external systems.
That Kubernetes support goes further than basic visibility. NetBrain strengthens Kubernetes operational support with a Kubernetes automation library in the Golden Engineering Studio, giving NetOps teams a way to apply repeatable workflows across clusters and containerized environments. Teams can discover and model cloud services and Kubernetes objects, run automation checks across cloud infrastructure, service-level, and Kubernetes domains, and use the results to guide troubleshooting, validation, and day-to-day operational decisions across hybrid environments. Just as important, those workflows can be reused and scaled through automation libraries for both cloud services and Kubernetes operations.
In practice, that opens the door to a range of high-value use cases. Teams can detect configuration drift across cloud infrastructure and validate compliance over time. They can monitor cloud health and connectivity issues and speed up investigations with repeatable checks. They can also support application assurance by validating service-level behavior and dependencies, identify security posture gaps and cost-risk patterns with more consistency, and apply Kubernetes automation workflows to improve operational consistency across clusters and teams.
The bigger shift is operational. NetBrain 12.3 helps eliminate cloud and Kubernetes as “side systems” and instead treats them as core, automatable environments. That gives teams a stronger foundation for full-stack observability and end-to-end automation across modern hybrid infrastructure.
See everything new in NetBrain 12.3 and how it supports modern hybrid operations here: https://www.netbrain.com/new-release/