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Eric Chou, William Collins, Scott Robohn, and Chris Grundemann discuss how the Network Automation Forum grew from a question about slow automation adoption into a global, practitioner-focused, vendor-neutral community centered on AutoCon.
Lasse Haugen and Scott Robohn discuss Spec Driven Design at AutoCon 5, explaining how it helps NetOps and NetEng move from ad hoc experimentation to structured, reliable automation by defining clear specifications, practical use cases, and its impact on network engineering workflows.
BlueCat is expanding beyond IPAM and DDI by integrating LiveAction’s network observability capabilities, with Ryan Grande explaining how combining observability, flows, packets, and DDI improves operational effectiveness.
Network to Code's leaders discuss their community-first approach to open-core development and the scalable automation capabilities of Nautobot 3.1, including AI enhancements, in a sponsored podcast episode with Scott Robohn.
APNIC 62 focuses on intelligent network automation and trusted cybersecurity collaboration, featuring keynotes from Amajit Gupta and Yukako Uchida on technology and human relationships shaping the Internet's future.
In NetworkAutoMagic episode 11, Steinn Bjarnarson and Urs Baumann discuss netlab, the complexities of ACL and QoS, and AI-generated device configuration challenges, with extensive notes and a YouTube option available.
William Collins and Eric Chou discuss with Network Automation Forum founders Scott Robohn and Chris Grundemann the evolution of their community from a simple query about network automation adoption to a global, practitioner-focused, vendor-neutral initiative.
HPE's Sunalini Sankhavaram and Jose Tellado discuss the shift toward self-driving networks using agentic AI, emphasizing proactive architecture and maintaining human trust in autonomous systems.
An Ansible release broke network device configuration playbooks, leading to a debate on GitHub about deprecating template usage in the 'src' parameter.
Chris Grundemann's article advocates for structuring network operations around collaborative teams instead of relying on overworked individual heroes to facilitate easier deployment of network automation.
Sif Baksh and Eric Chou discuss AI's role in network automation, comparing it to Python scripts, exploring vibe coding, and introducing the P.E.N.E. framework for effective AI integration.
Eric Chou interviews Adrian Iliesiu, known as NetGru, about simplifying network automation, aiding network engineers in AI transition, and maintaining core skills.
In a sponsored episode by Cisco, Keith discusses with Mark Rodrigue and Dan Davis how Room & Board's small networking team efficiently manages over 700 access points using Meraki Cloud Management.
At ITNOG 10, a mini-Interop-style lab showcased a complex network setup with diverse vendor devices, suggesting the use of netlab for efficient IP addressing and configuration.
Network automation progress remains stagnant, as highlighted by Urs Baumann's unchanged decade-old presentation slides, but his recent Master's thesis on AI in network engineering offers hope for future advancements.
In this sponsored episode, David Gee, CEO of Curvium, discusses the transformative role of AI in network automation, emphasizing the importance of AI-safe, zero-trust approaches for building and interacting with network systems.
Eric Chou and Matt Campbell discuss adapting automation practices and philosophies in high-stakes network environments, focusing on lessons learned and best practices for both basic configurations and complex brownfield projects.
Eric Chou discusses his AI Networking Cookbook with Ethan and Drew, offering network engineers a structured guide to integrating AI into network automation, highlighting its benefits and challenges.
Daniel Buldon explains how Cisco Catalyst Center has transformed BBVA's network operations by automating tasks, ensuring consistent policy implementation, and providing real-time visibility, which allows for faster action and potential global scaling.
Building a Network Source of Truth (NSoT) is just the beginning of automation, with operational automation being crucial for achieving tangible outcomes, as demonstrated by Eric Fetty's experience with Nautobot Cloud.
Network automation offers benefits like speed and efficiency, but implementing it in existing systems requires careful, gradual approaches to manage risks effectively.
Cisco's Genetic Workflows is a free network automation tool that simplifies routine tasks, reduces manual errors, and accelerates network management with low or no code solutions, offering predictable and consistent outcomes.
Wingpy is an open-source tool developed by Andreas Baekdahl to simplify network automation using Cisco APIs, enhancing workflow efficiency and ease of use.
Experimenting with network automation using IPv6 allows for safe testing and learning without affecting IPv4 production traffic, offering a dual learning opportunity.
During the NetBCN event, a presentation on netlab use cases highlighted various applications, including rapid prototyping and testing network automation, with details available on ipSpace.net.
The rise of agentic AI systems using LLM-powered components has sparked interest, but building multi-agent workflows for network tasks faces significant challenges.
Petr Ankudinov suggested using AVD and ANTA for Arista configurations to improve efficiency in netlab, which uses a high-level data model to generate device configurations.
Infrahub is a new network automation tool developed by OpsMill, utilizing a graph database to enhance network management, and is designed for network engineers seeking efficient automation solutions.
David Gee successfully set up a demo network using netlab on an Ubuntu VM with Arista cEOS containers on his Apple Silicon laptop, praising its efficiency and Ivan's supportive approach.
Eric Chou and Dr. Levi Perigo discuss Levi's transition from a 20-year career in network automation to academia, his role at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his co-founding of QuivAR.
Eric Chou and Hardik Ajmera discuss network automation, operational simplicity, Extreme Networks' innovations like Extreme Platform ONE, and AI's future in enterprise networking.
Ansible release 13.1 continues to have a bug from release 12, rendering network device configuration modules unusable for templating without playbook modifications.
Glesys, a Nordic infrastructure provider, is automating its network using Cisco Network Services Orchestrator to enhance efficiency, uniformity, and expand coverage across its network and data centers.
Cisco Workflows is a low-code, drag-and-drop solution designed for network engineers to quickly customize and automate network management across Cisco and third-party platforms, enabling networks to evolve rapidly with business needs.
Andy Lapteff, once a staunch CLI advocate, has embraced coding and network automation, sharing his transformation on Heavy Networking.
Itential's new FlowAI integrates agentic AI into its network automation platform, enhancing AI-driven orchestration using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The Network Unit Testing System (NUTS) is an open-source project that applies unit testing principles to network automation, ensuring individual network components function correctly before integration.
Paolo Fasano from TIM discusses the use of Cisco technology to develop automation tools for IP and transport networks, emphasizing the importance of modular platforms and involving personnel in the transition to automated systems.
The network automation team at MasOrange, part of NTT-West, has significantly improved efficiency and reduced incidents through Cisco Network Services Orchestrator, achieving faster deployment and enhanced provisioning.
Tomas Kirnak, CEO of Unimus, discusses with Eric Chou the on-premise network configuration management system Unimus, highlighting its proprietary "Behavioral Tree" for device discovery, extensive vendor support, and the 70/30 rule to simplify network automation.
Netlab is an effective tool for deploying IPv6 routing protocols on an IPv4-only network by automating addressing schemes, designing protocol deployments, and providing ready-to-use router configurations for virtual labs.
Cisco Workflows is a platform designed to enhance network automation by simplifying processes, accelerating change implementation, and improving security, as explained by experts Stephen Orr and Reid Butler.
The podcast, featuring automation architect Jesse Ford, explores his career in network automation, decision-making on tool selection, and the importance of tool diversity without causing chaos.
Host Eric Chou interviews Jeff Kala about his journey from networking to authoring the "Network Automation Cookbook 2nd Edition," discussing his learning style and future predictions in network automation.
Senad Palislamovic, with extensive experience in various network roles, shares insights on network automation, AI in network operations, and network data quality at Total Network Operations.
LightRiver focuses on automating and optimizing multi-layer, multi-vendor networking, with Jim Brinksma leading discussions on bridging IP and optical layers.
OpsMill's InfraHub addresses network automation's data challenges by using graph databases and temporal versioning to create a flexible "knowledge graph of infrastructure" for enhanced version control and modeling capabilities.
Ryan Booth discusses the intersection of network engineering, operations, software development, and AI, focusing on practical applications of AI in network automation.
Greg Botts and his small team at Intel successfully transformed over 5,000 network devices across 56 data centers using network automation, starting with YAML files and DNS records.
The digital twin technology is revolutionizing networking by enhancing automation and autonomy through abstraction layers, as discussed in Total Network Operations.
