Script-driven network automation once helped teams move fast — but in 2025, it no longer meets compliance, security, or audit requirements. With NIS2 and DORA enforcing strict configuration governance, unauthenticated or script-based NCM introduces real organisational liability. This article explains why tools like Netmiko, NAPALM, Batfish, Oxidized, and RANCID can’t meet the new bar — and what modern, compliant network automation looks like.

Modern networks have outgrown the script-driven tools that once held them together. With regulations like NIS2 and DORA enforcing strict configuration and audit requirements, network configuration management is now a board-level issue. This article explains why scripting isn’t sustainable anymore and how secure, open-source platforms like rConfig Core v8 meet today’s compliance expectations.

The SonicWall firewall breach proves the danger of cloud-stored configuration data. Learn how rConfig’s on-prem, vendor-neutral NCM platform gives you full control of your network backups, encryption, and compliance.

rConfig unveils the first free in-app Generative AI and MCP AI for network configuration management, giving engineers full control of data, privacy, and insight.

Adapted and summarized from research by Barry Keepence & Mike Mannion (Napier University, 1997, IEEE).

If you’ve ever been knee-deep in troubleshooting and wished you could quickly roll back just a section of a config — not the entire device — you’ll love what’s new in rConfig V8.0.2.

On September 24, 2025, Cisco disclosed a serious vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE software, tracked as CVE-2025-20352.

The world of Network Configuration Management (NCM) has stayed largely the same for over a decade. Tools like RANCID and Oxidized pull down device configs, log changes, and call it a day. But in modern network environments — where compliance is critical and downtime is costly — that’s no longer enough.

We’re thrilled to share that rConfig is going Platinum at the Zabbix Summit 2025, taking place this October 8–10 in Riga. This isn’t just a sponsorship — it’s a statement. We're bringing the full power of our new rConfig V8 release to the global stage, including two major new features: a next-gen Zabbix integration and a soon-to-be-revealed AI-powered capability that’s going to change the game for network teams. If you’re in the business of automating, scaling, or securing network operations — you’ll want to see what’s coming.