IPD - Introduction to Ansible for Network Engineers
Cisco's reorganization has led to enhanced collaboration with its learning group, offering CCNA sessions focusing on automation technologies like Ansible, with practical demos and resources for instructors and students.
MAIN POINTS FROM TRANSCRIPT
- Cisco has reorganized to better align with its learning group, enhancing collaboration.
- Four CCNA sessions are being offered, with two already completed and another scheduled.
- Jason Belk, a senior technical advocate, is leading sessions on automation technologies.
- Ansible is highlighted as a key automation tool, with practical demos and resources provided.
TAKEAWAYS
- Instructors should know at least 30% more than course content to effectively teach students.
- Ansible is a free, open-source, Python-based automation technology now part of Red Hat IBM.
- Ansible operates as a runbook-style automation framework, executing tasks sequentially.
- All resources and demos are publicly available, allowing for independent exploration.