Networking Automation with Ansible and AI: How Automation Can Enhance Network Security and Efficiency

Authors

  • Ali Asghar Mehdi Syed IT Engineer at Illumina Inc., USA Author

Keywords:

Networking Automation, Ansible, AI in Networking, Network Security

Abstract

By automating the management and security of the IT infrastructure within companies, networking the automation has revolutionized operations & lowered the human error. This has thus improved the general efficiency and decreased the manual labor. Optimizing network setups, deployments & the security solutions depends on robust open-source automation tool Ansible. Artificial intelligence (AI) combined with the automation produces a more intelligent, proactive, adaptable reaction to changing the network circumstances. Driven by artificial intelligence, automated solutions provide the immediate improvement of network performance, failure prediction & the vulnerability discovery. Businesses may improve security by means of the automated compliance assessments, threat detection & the quick incident response utilizing Ansible's simplicity and analytical ability of artificial intelligence. Eliminating redundant tasks, expediting configuration changes & the guaranteeing consistency in demanding conditions helps to improve efficiency. One main benefit of scalability is that it lets networks develop dynamically free from the constant activity. Companies using Ansible & AI-driven automation have supposedly greatly reduced downtime, strengthened security systems & improved general network resilience. By means of proactive threat mitigating & automatic firewall rule changes, these technologies are transforming modern network administration. By integrating artificial intelligence with Ansible, operational effectiveness is improved & IT staff members may concentrate on the strategic initiatives instead of daily maintenance. Automation has moved from a luxury to a necessary necessity for handling growing security issues and the business objectives as networks become more complicated.

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Published

19-04-2023

How to Cite

[1]
A. A. M. Syed, “Networking Automation with Ansible and AI: How Automation Can Enhance Network Security and Efficiency”, Los Angeles J Intell Syst Pattern Rec, vol. 3, pp. 286–306, Apr. 2023, Accessed: Mar. 07, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://lajispr.org/index.php/publication/article/view/45