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Cisco Networking Cloud Workflows

Network automation with Cisco Workflows

The future of network automation is here. Cisco Workflows powers multidomain workflow automation across the Cisco Networking Cloud and beyond.

Automate your network. Simplify your operations.


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Reduction in time to launch new services

Companies embracing network automation see a drastic reduction in time to deliver new services. (ACG Research)

Cisco Workflows helps eliminate repetitive, time-consuming tasks and avoids error-prone processes with prebuilt and custom automation templates.

Simplify daily operations

Automate tasks across Wi-Fi, switching, WAN, data center, and more, and eliminate error-prone processes that put your network at risk.

Focus on what matters

Get back time spent on repetitive tasks and shorten time to value with templates that speed your deployment cycles and service delivery.

Work smarter with Workflows

Browse our templates

Cisco Workflows features a marketplace of pre-made templates that solve common cross-domain use cases. These templates are entirely drag-and-drop and based on Cisco Validated Designs. We continually add new templates that customers can add to their environment at no charge.

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View all workflow runs in one place

Manage the lifecycle and status of your automations—grouped by common outcomes—from the Workspace. Oversee processes, approve, collaborate, and validate parameters all in one place.

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Drag and drop your changes

Bring your automation design to life with Cisco Workflows designer, featuring an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface. Adapters provide automation capabilities across the Cisco portfolio, and each adapter contains a range of validated actions that can be automated across respective controllers.

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Monitor progress for all active runs

Get insight into all active workflows from your main dashboard. Monitor automation runs, see statuses, identify targets, troubleshoot errors, and keep logs for compliance and visibility.

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Three ways to automate

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Prebuilt

Deploy prebuilt templates based on Cisco Validated Designs to automate common multidomain tasks across Cisco products and beyond.

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Modified

Take a validated framework and modify it to fit the specific needs of your use case.

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Fully customized

Start from scratch and create bespoke frameworks to serve your specific use case.

Frequently asked questions

Cisco Workflows currently offer prebuilt automation templates and integrated adapter support for Cisco Meraki, Catalyst Center, Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco ACI, and Cisco ISE. We also provide generic REST and SSH adapters.

No. Cisco Workflows offers no-code templates that leverage drag-and-drop creation and editing. If you already have basic knowledge of JavaScript or YAML, you can build more complex automation runs but it is not required.

Cisco Workflows is a cloud-hosted automation application that is located in the cross-platform navigator found in a suite of Cisco management consoles. While Workflows advances functionality of Cisco products, it operates independently from any existing controller.

Cisco Workflows allows for easy cloud access to a private workspace. Workflows automates systems in the cloud and on-premises allowing for streamlined reachability. Adapters allow you to integrate with other automation systems so you can keep your current automation tools.

Cisco Workflows lets you hit the ground running. Once you've got a license, you can configure and customize out-of-the-box templates with ease and execute within minutes.  

Our existing customers will get the most out of Cisco Workflows because it provides templated workflow automation for a range of our products. Reach out to your Cisco or partner representative to get free access to Workflows. 

Experience the benefits of automation with Cisco Workflows

Get your free license to automate today. Reach out to your Cisco representative or fill out the form below to get started.