Automated network monitoring and control

A computer implemented method of network monitoring and control, the method comprising

• identifying an alert related to a monitored device of a group of monitored devices;
• confirming that automatic actions are applicable for the monitored device, by checking that a ticket associated with the monitored device does not exist, and that the monitored device is not on a quarantine list, and that automatic actions do not interfere with ongoing actions being performed in the monitored device;
• and
• performing at least one predefined automatic action for the monitored device, the action being selected based on the identified alert.