Intent-Based Networking (IBN) policy enforcement automates the translation of business directives, like 'prioritize Salesforce traffic' or 'isolate manufacturing OT,' into precise, vendor-specific configurations across Cisco DNA Center, Arista CloudVision, or Juniper Apstra. The operational bottleneck it eliminates is the manual, error-prone process of mapping intent to CLI/API commands and the continuous audit for configuration drift. Savings come from preventing outages caused by misconfigurations, reducing network engineering toil by up to 70%, and ensuring continuous compliance with security and performance policies, directly protecting revenue and SLAs.




