• DevBoks employs network automation via SDN, DevOps and cloud-native tools to streamline telco systems.
• Despite innovative Software Defined Networking services, as an unfunded company in a crowded field, DevBoks must navigate competition and funding constraints.
Innovation in network automation at DevBoks
DevBoks is a software automation company focused on network automation and cloud-native services, delivering Software Defined Networking (SDN), Virtual Network Function (VNF) support, and DevOps-driven tools. The platform supports configuration and provisioning across vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Huawei and Ciena, using frameworks like Yang, RestConf, NetConf, gNMI and Ansible.
The company also excels in system integration, building API-centric OSS-BSS solutions with self-service GUIs, and promoting reliability through infrastructure approaches like Kubernetes, continuous integration/deployment (CI-CD), and self-healing network automation. Founded with a vision to usher Africa into the automation era, DevBoks was created by Toni Yannick Kalombo. Through The DevBoks Podcast, he shares insights from innovators and technologists across the continent, fostering conversations around creativity, technology, and business.
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DevBoks : Challenges and innovations
Established in 2019 in Sandton, South Africa, DevBoks remains unfunded, grappling with limited capital while tackling a formidable competitor landscape—ranked 87552nd among nearly 90 000 global firms offering similar services. Operating without external investment restricts DevBoks’s growth potential, resource allocation, and ability to scale its automation platform across a broader market, especially when up against well-funded firms like UST and Happiest Minds.
By heavily depending on recognized cloud ecosystems like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, and VMware, DevBoks proved able to establish a strong position despite its financial restrictions. Without suffering to make major investments in its own infrastructure, the company may create, host, and deliver highly resilient solutions by utilizing these platforms. In in addition minimizing funds, this method enables DevBoks to scale its offerings in order to satisfy client needs while safeguarding system security and reliability in a rapidly evolving online ecosystem.
The discovery of self-healing networks and complex monitoring tools has gotten a lot of consideration in the company. These developments are meant to detect possible problems before they turn serious, seamlessly modify systems if it is practical, and protect service continuity with the least amount of trouble. This roughly translates into increased operational efficiency, quicker solution-finding, and improved reliability for telecom operators, internet service providers, and internet exchange points. DevBoks’s automation-driven tactics gives it a competitive edge which makes up for the absence of supplying in a field where downtime is capable of having a direct impact on revenue and customer trust.
