{"id":10968,"date":"2021-04-07T13:29:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T12:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.dataductus.com\/?p=10968"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:04:54","slug":"what-is-network-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ductus.global\/sv\/what-is-network-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is network automation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-d-plum-dark-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"47% 53%\" style=\"object-position:47% 53%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept-95x50.jpg 95w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/network-concept-836x441.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ductus-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8532deda216e46cabe282977fc33702d\" style=\"font-size:20px\">INSIGHT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ductus-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f05da856aaafce5ceb1ee062c947fe0d\" id=\"h-what-is-network-automation\" style=\"font-size:42px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">What is network automation?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-preamble-font-size\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW117937351 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117937351 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Network automation is the continuous activity of&nbsp;transforming&nbsp;your network operations tasks into&nbsp;software-based operations, only involving humans when a decision&nbsp;or task&nbsp;cannot be&nbsp;accomplished&nbsp;by a&nbsp;machine.&nbsp;These tasks include configuration as well as surveillance of network resources and services. A workflow may comprise of anything from simple configuration of network resources to full lifecycle automation including configuring, testing and monitoring of an end-to-end network service.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/network-automation\/\">Learn more about our network automation services here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-d-green-light-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Network Orchestration &amp; Automation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b31ImRWOmIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-can-help-you-automate-your-network\">We can help you automate your network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer end-to-end services to help you bring new levels of automation to your networks. No matter if you are at the early stages of automation or you have come along way on your journey, our experts can help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-button wp-block-button ductus-cta-block aligncenter\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/network-automation\/\"  \t\t\t\tclass=\"ductus-btn-angle has-ductus-green-background-color md\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-gtmtrack=\"true\" data-trackelement=\"call-to-action\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-trackvalue=\"Our network automation services\">Our network automation services<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-responsive-smaller\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-nbsp-automate-nbsp-networks-nbsp\">Why&nbsp;automate&nbsp;networks?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Network automation is driven by scale, quality, compliance, and innovation. The&nbsp;ever-changing&nbsp;demands&nbsp;of&nbsp;users and\/or customers&nbsp;require&nbsp;a scale and quality of delivery that is hard to sustain using manual processes.&nbsp;Ensuring smooth service delivery combined&nbsp;with implementing&nbsp;changes imposed by regulatory bodies puts&nbsp;further&nbsp;pressure on&nbsp;an&nbsp;organization.&nbsp;With resources tied up&nbsp;in managing&nbsp;and updating&nbsp;networks,&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;to innovate new services&nbsp;that&nbsp;meet customer expectations are&nbsp;greatly reduced. Network automation&nbsp;changes this.&nbsp;When planned and implemented correctly,&nbsp;network automation&nbsp;provides:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faster time to market for new services and&nbsp;service&nbsp;changes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More predictable delivery and recovery of services&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Freed up human capital&nbsp;to focus on&nbsp;innovation&nbsp;to&nbsp;gain a&nbsp;competitive&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating expenditure&nbsp;savings&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to significantly reduce&nbsp;manual&nbsp;errors&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved billing accuracy&nbsp;and new revenue stream potential&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awareness of the&nbsp;service&nbsp;quality ahead of customers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;the advantages of network automation and the advances in technology,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/automation\/network-automation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cisco,&nbsp;a Ductus&nbsp;partner,&nbsp;estimates that&nbsp;up to&nbsp;95% of network changes&nbsp;are still&nbsp;performed manually<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 at two to three times the cost of automating these processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-barriers-to-nbsp-network-nbsp-automation-nbsp\">What are the barriers to&nbsp;network&nbsp;automation?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Networks and the work processes&nbsp;utilized&nbsp;by communication service providers&nbsp;are complex,&nbsp;geographically distributed&nbsp;with&nbsp;many&nbsp;dependences,&nbsp;and&nbsp;supported by vast&nbsp;and&nbsp;varied IT systems. Starting a network automation journey can be daunting, and too many times projects don\u2019t deliver on their promise.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not surprisingly then,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/read\/56281219\/does-seizing-competitive-advantage-mean-deals-take-center-stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 2016 EY study<\/a>&nbsp;found&nbsp;that&nbsp;only 30% of automation efforts resulted&nbsp;in improved efficiency, while 29% did not deliver&nbsp;as&nbsp;parallel manual processes&nbsp;remained in&nbsp;use.&nbsp;34% failed completely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart-1024x464.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11004\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart-110x50.png 110w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart-840x381.png 840w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/automation-chart.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One might suggest the&nbsp;above&nbsp;figures&nbsp;argue against network automation. However, what\u2019s most important is to get network automation right&nbsp;from day one to&nbsp;ensure your&nbsp;project&nbsp;lands in the&nbsp;improved efficiency&nbsp;category&nbsp;\u2013 and for that you need a proven&nbsp;automation&nbsp;partner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-network-nbsp-automation-nbsp-concepts-nbsp\">Network&nbsp;automation&nbsp;concepts&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Automated configuration, deployment&nbsp;and management of&nbsp;networks&nbsp;replaces&nbsp;manual commands with&nbsp;API&nbsp;calls&nbsp;where they exist&nbsp;but might&nbsp;also utilize&nbsp;CLI&nbsp;commands for older&nbsp;systems.&nbsp;It is important to separate the network service orchestration and process automation into distinct layers. The&nbsp;network service orchestration&nbsp;layer manages a stateful representation of service intent towards the real network, this layer&nbsp;should have as little&nbsp;human interaction as possible.&nbsp;On top of the network orchestration&nbsp;layer,&nbsp;there may be a&nbsp;process automation&nbsp;layer&nbsp;which&nbsp;coordinates the&nbsp;manual, human&nbsp;and automated tasks&nbsp;preparing&nbsp;the&nbsp;necessary&nbsp;payload&nbsp;to invoke the service intent&nbsp;on the network orchestration layer below.&nbsp;The process automation layer may also subscribe to state changes in&nbsp;the&nbsp;network layer. These events&nbsp;can be used to trigger or progress&nbsp;a&nbsp;process flow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/process-network.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8460\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/process-network.png 600w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/process-network-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/process-network-45x50.png 45w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/process-network-393x441.png 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Open-source platforms such as Ansible&nbsp;may be&nbsp;used for less dynamic&nbsp;system configuration&nbsp;cases,&nbsp;but for more&nbsp;sophisticated&nbsp;automation scenarios,&nbsp;service orchestrators, such as&nbsp;the&nbsp;Cisco&nbsp;Network Services&nbsp;Orchestrator (NSO),&nbsp;can help&nbsp;by&nbsp;supporting the complete lifecycle&nbsp;of&nbsp;service&nbsp;operation and delivery. This includes all&nbsp;service orchestration&nbsp;stages such as creating, modifying and deleting the services&nbsp;and&nbsp;assuring&nbsp;synchronization&nbsp;among components in the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although&nbsp;standardization of network automation as such does not exist, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ietf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internet Engineering Task Force<\/a>&nbsp;(IETF)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ietf.org\/topics\/netmgmt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is working to change this<\/a>&nbsp;with the aim to \u201cimprove and make more efficient management of networks as they continue to increase in size and complexity.\u201d Central to this is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tools.ietf.org\/html\/rfc7950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YANG<\/a>&nbsp;data modelling language. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/datatracker.ietf.org\/group\/anima\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IETF ANIMA<\/a>&nbsp;working group has been specifically created to define protocols for autonomic network&nbsp;infrastructure.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, standards for network communications and security are&nbsp;fundamental to&nbsp;network configuration&nbsp;operations&nbsp;and, therefore, form the basis for&nbsp;automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ductus-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ductus-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e03c22421af6d9261b84efb8a6c0ed1\" id=\"h-getting-ready-nbsp-for-nbsp-network-automation-nbsp\">Getting ready&nbsp;for&nbsp;network automation&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ductus-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d01c69f5b3bac57c83327bd51625f3e\">Network automation does not only introduce new technology. It also introduces the need for a software-oriented way of working. Depending where you are on the scale, you&nbsp;may&nbsp;need to invest in software skills and Agile methodology to get your organization set for automation. To fully harness the power of software you need a team designing, developing and maintaining your automation solutions in close cooperation with your operations team in a DevOps&nbsp;approach. An important principle of Agile and DevOps is the focus on&nbsp;value for the business.&nbsp;\u2018Low hanging fruit\u2019&nbsp;shall be picked with&nbsp;utmost&nbsp;care to show the organization what can be done. By&nbsp;proving&nbsp;the value of network automation&nbsp;at an early stage,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;build the&nbsp;trust you need to expand network automation further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ductus-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-steps-for-a-successful-network-automation-implementation\">Four steps for a successful network automation implementation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Assess&nbsp;your&nbsp;network capability and requirements<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Every project should begin with an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/advisory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">automation assessment<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;where you are on your automation journey,&nbsp;choose your next quick-win,&nbsp;and&nbsp;make a plan&nbsp;for your next steps&nbsp;based on your strategic goals.&nbsp;At this point,&nbsp;any previous automation projects that failed or were not completed can be discussed to discover why they went wrong&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;the reasons can be many ranging from&nbsp;corporate&nbsp;culture to&nbsp;legacy dependency&nbsp;\u2013 to avoid this happening again.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Detailed planning<\/strong><br>With the assessment complete,&nbsp;a&nbsp;comprehensive&nbsp;plan detailing vendor and client&nbsp;roles and&nbsp;responsibilities is developed with clear KPIs. The level of your involvement will depend on the project,&nbsp;i.e.,&nbsp;you may have to make a NOC &#8211; SOC transformation, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.ductus.global\/cisco-crosswork-nso-expertise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cisco Crosswork NSO implementation<\/a>, or a cloud migration, or all three as part of your automation journey.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development, testing,&nbsp;and deployment<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Depending on the requirements, the length of development and integration will vary. Having a partner that&nbsp;understands&nbsp;the full service orchestration lifecycle&nbsp;and has implemented many successful deployments will speed up the process. Reusable code, processes&nbsp;and tools will also considerably reduce the cost of any project.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nso-implem-1024x543-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8533\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nso-implem-1024x543-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nso-implem-1024x543-1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nso-implem-1024x543-1-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nso-implem-1024x543-1-94x50.png 94w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nso-implem-1024x543-1-832x441.png 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>With over 15 years of experience you get the benefit of our software engineers&#8217; learning curve, as well as proven tools and models for fast and effective NSO implementation.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optimize network operations<\/strong><br>With deployment&nbsp;achieved,&nbsp;you can begin looking at new ways to achieve efficiencies in your network. this can be through the development of operation portals&nbsp;or&nbsp;self-service portals or further improvements to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/white-paper-the-importance-of-software-quality-assurance-in-network-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">software quality assurance<\/a>, to get high&nbsp;quality&nbsp;services to market quicker.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-d-mocha-light-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-can-we-help-you-automate-your-network\">How can we help you automate your network?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our expert team of network automation consultants have extensive experience from helping global and local providers realise efficiency improvements through succesful automation projects. Contact us today to find out how we can help you automate your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Peter-Sallenhag-circle.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33113\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:170px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Peter-Sallenhag-circle.png 750w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Peter-Sallenhag-circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Peter-Sallenhag-circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ductus.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Peter-Sallenhag-circle-50x50.png 50w, 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