The automation platform
Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) completes Nokia's data center portfolio: infrastructure automation that moves past imperative, box-by-box work to declarative intent. You describe the services and components you want in terms that abstract vendor-specific details; Nokia EDA translates that intent into device configuration and orchestrates rollout across the network.
The configuration engine is built for performance and safety - validate changes before deployment, and roll back across the entire network when something goes wrong.
One model, many implementations
Like a Kubernetes Pod that looks like a Pod no matter the container runtime, Nokia EDA offers consistent resource semantics for interfaces, fabrics, and services regardless of OS or vendor. The platform is multivendor by design, so your automation is not tied to a single hardware line.
Nokia EDA is built for extensibility: install applications to add resources and capabilities on the fly, or build your own Kubernetes-style operators tuned for your infrastructure needs and integrations.
From intent to configuration
You automate by declaring desired state. Resources - units of automation expressed as Kubernetes custom resources or via the APIs - can represent fabrics, interfaces, VPNs, and more. Nokia EDA reconciles that intent and drives configuration across devices in a controlled, concurrent, and safe way.
The goal is predictable change at scale: less hand-tuning per box, more confidence that the network matches what you asked for.
State and operations, first-class
Nokia EDA also owns runtime state for what it deploys, so you are not stitching together separate configuration and observability stories. Operational views and EQL give you fast, network-wide insight for auditing and troubleshooting - fed by streaming telemetry instead of constant polling.
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Key Features
Declarative abstractions
Define the end state of your infrastructure in abstract terms, and let the platform take care of the rest. Nokia EDA will ensure that your infrastructure is always in the desired state.
Streaming drift control
Leveraging streaming telemetry for deviation management, Nokia EDA can detect and correct deviations from the desired state in real-time.
Event-driven at the core
Achieve massive scalability and real-time insights with event-driven automation. Do work only when it needs to done, no more churn via polling. A platform truly built around streaming telemetry.
Digital twin
Nokia EDA's Digital Twin turns your declarative topology into a scalable virtual replica running on Kubernetes - so you can validate designs, test automation workflows, and catch issues before they ever touch production. The multivendor simulation engine will wire the replica the same way as the real network.
Extensible by nature
Inheriting the best principles of Kubernetes, with nuance for infrastructure automation. Nokia EDA is designed to be extensible and flexible, allowing you to build on top of it.
Operations as code
Automation for state and operations without afterthought. Make the most complex tasks repeatable and reliable with workflows, dry runs, and automated pre and post checks.