AutoCon 4 Spotlight: How NetBrain Has Grown Beyond Network Mapping
At AutoCon 4 in Austin, the Packet Pushers team sat down with Nigel Hickey to talk about how NetBrain has evolved—and why many people are surprised by what the platform does today.NetBrain may be known for network mapping, but that was just the starting point. Today, the platform builds a continuously updated network digital twin, combining live network state and configuration data into a single model. This digital twin powers troubleshooting, change validation, compliance checks, and no-code automation.A key shift has been intent-based automation. Teams define “golden assessments” that represent how the network should behave, then continuously check for drift, misconfigurations, and risk conditions. These assessments are backed by a growing library built