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NAN120: How Network Engineers Can Thrive in an AI-Driven World
Apr 22, 2026
57m 44s
NAN119: Adapting Core Automation Practices to Challenging Environments with Matt Campbell
Apr 8, 2026
51m 03s
NAN118: The Importance of the Data Behind AI in Networks (Sponsored)
Apr 1, 2026
43m 23s
NAN117: What You May Have Missed from AutoCon 4
Mar 25, 2026
1h 01m 08s
NAN116: From NSoT to Operational Automation: Fast Time-to-Value with Nautobot Cloud (Sponsored)
Mar 18, 2026
56m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22/26 | NAN120: How Network Engineers Can Thrive in an AI-Driven World✨ | AI in networkingnetwork engineering+3 | Ashwin Joshi | Keysight Technologies | — | network engineersAI+3 | — | 57m 44s | |
| 4/8/26 | NAN119: Adapting Core Automation Practices to Challenging Environments with Matt Campbell✨ | network automationcore automation practices+3 | Matt Campbell | Packet Pushers | — | network engineerautomation+3 | — | 51m 03s | |
| 4/1/26 | NAN118: The Importance of the Data Behind AI in Networks (Sponsored)✨ | AI in networksdata foundation+3 | Surya NimmagaddaJoby Rudolph | — | — | AInetwork automation+3 | Selector | 43m 23s | |
| 3/25/26 | NAN117: What You May Have Missed from AutoCon 4✨ | network automationAI+3 | Danny Wade | — | — | network automationAI+3 | — | 1h 01m 08s | |
| 3/18/26 | NAN116: From NSoT to Operational Automation: Fast Time-to-Value with Nautobot Cloud (Sponsored)✨ | Network Source of Truthoperational automation+3 | Eric Fetty | — | — | NSoToperational automation+3 | Network to Code | 56m 49s | |
| 3/11/26 | NAN115: Simplifying Network Automation with Wingpy✨ | network automationopen-source tools+3 | Andreas Baekdahl | WingpyCisco | — | network automationWingpy+3 | — | 55m 49s | |
| 2/25/26 | NAN114: Demystifying Automation Tools, Processes, and Culture Gates✨ | network automationNetDevOps+4 | David Henderson | PresidioNetDevOps | — | network automationNetDevOps+5 | — | 1h 00m 28s | |
| 2/11/26 | NAN113: What Works, and What Doesn’t, in Network Automation Projects✨ | network automationconsulting+3 | Matt Remke | Packet Pushers | — | network automationconsultant+3 | — | 1h 00m 09s | |
| 1/28/26 | NAN112: Inside the CU Boulder Network Engineering Master’s Program✨ | network engineeringeducation+3 | graduates | CU Boulder | — | network engineeringCU Boulder+3 | — | 59m 20s | |
| 1/21/26 | NAN111: Automation, AI, and the Future of Branch Networking: Inside Cisco Unified Branch (Sponsored)✨ | automationAI+4 | Lee Peterson | Cisco Unified BranchSecure WAN | — | automationAI+5 | Cisco | 39m 39s | |
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| 1/14/26 | NAN110: Bridging Industry, Academia, and the Future of Network Automation with Dr. Levi Perigo | Eric Chou is joined by Dr. Levi Perigo, Scholar in Residence and Professor of Network Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. They discuss Levi’s non-traditional career path from being in the network automation industry for 20 years before shifting to academia and co-founding QuivAR. Levi also dives into the success of the CU Boulder... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | NAN109: Simplify Your Network Operations with Extreme (Sponsored) | Today Eric Chou dives deep into network automation and operational simplicity with guest Hardik Ajmera, VP of Product Management at Extreme Networks. In this sponsored episode, they talk about the ‘network fabric’, Extreme Platform ONE, and, of course, what’s next with AI in the world of enterprise networking. Hardik also shares how customers in complex... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | NAN108: Perspectives, Hopes, and Challenges of Young Network Engineers | Let’s hear from the next generation of network engineers. Eric Chou sits down with Sem Eyob and Damon Hoody, two early-career network engineers, to talk about how they got into the profession and where they hope to go. They share their views on AI and its effect on their generation, their struggles finding entry level... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | NAN107: How AI is Changing the Networking Landscape | The world of networking is changing at lightning speed thanks to AI. Today Eric sits down with Chris Kane to explore this new reality for network engineers. Together, they dive deeper into some of the changes that will be coming next, breaking down the technical demands and mindset shifts of intellectual curiosity and humility necessary... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | NAN106: Unimus: Network Automation By and For Network Engineers (Sponsored) | Tomas Kirnak, CEO of Unimus, joins Eric Chou in this sponsored episode to introduce Unimus, an on-premise network configuration management system built by network engineers to solve real-world problems. In this deep dive they discuss Unimus’ proprietary “Behavioral Tree” for automatic device discovery, the platform’s vendor support, the 70/30 rule, and lowering the barrier for... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | NAN105: Campus Network Automation, Powered by Cisco Agentic Workflows (Sponsored) | Cisco Workflows is a new platform that makes network automation easier, smarter, and safer. On today’s episode, sponsored by Cisco, we get introduced to Cisco Workflows by Stephen Orr, Distinguished Solutions Engineer; and Reid Butler, Director of Product Management. They break down how Workflows helps you ditch repetitive tasks, roll out changes faster, and plug... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | NAN104: The Art and Science of Writing a Network Automation Book | Host Eric Chou talks with Jeff Kala, co-author of the newly released “Network Automation Cookbook 2nd Edition,” to discuss his book and the experiences that led him from networking to network automation author. They discuss Jeff’s learning style and why it was helpful when working on his book. Lastly, they dig into Jeff’s predictions on... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | NAN103: The Evolution of Multi-Cloud Networking | We’re thrilled to welcome Tim McConnaughy back to the podcast. Tim is a hybrid cloud network architect, author, and co-host of the Cables to Cloud podcast. He recently wrote a 5-part blog series titled ‘Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road’ that reflects on his career path, including his decision to leave a startup. We discuss the impetus... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | NAN102: Practical Applications for AI in Network Automation | As AI becomes more integrated into the IT landscape, developers, engineers, and operators are looking for practical ways to use these new tools. Joining us today is Ryan Booth; he’s built a career around network automation, giving him a unique perspective on how network engineering, operations, software development, and AI intersect. We explore the practical... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | NAN101: Scaling Intel’s Data Centers with Network Automation (Sponsored) | Transforming over 5,000 network devices across 56 data centers is no small feat. Doing that with a very small team is even more impressive. On today’s episode, sponsored by Network To Code, we talk to Greg Botts from Intel, who with his team accomplished just that. They started with YAML files and DNS records and... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | NAN100: A Retrospective On 100 Episodes of Network Automation Nerds | Network Automation Nerds has reached a special milestone: episode 100! Eric Chou looks back on 5 years of conversations with network automation pioneers, practitioners, and visionaries. Drew Conry-Murray from the Packet Pushers joins Eric, along with online guest Ioannis Theodoridis, to find out why Eric started the podcast, his goals for all these conversations, a... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | NAN099: Bridging the Gap Between Innovative Tech and Everyday Users | New technologies, tools, and innovations help move IT forward, but it can be hard for users to keep up. Network Automation Nerds welcomes guest William Collins, a dynamic force in the world of technology. As a passionate tech evangelist, he helps to bridge the gap between emerging technologies such as AI and everyday users with... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | NAN098: Democratizing the Learning Environment for Network Engineers | Democratizing the learning environment is a passion for Deepak Ahuja. So much so, he founded CloudMyLab, a company that provides hands-on, cloud-based labs and networking environments. His goal is to offer an affordable lab-as-a-service for two groups of people: network engineers seeking certifications, and network engineers and automators that need a place to safely test... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 8/6/25 | NAN097: Automating Optical Networks | Optical networks are an essential component of networking, but don’t get much attention. Today we shine a spotlight on the intersection of optical networks and the software that automates them. Our guest is Michal Pecek, consultant and teacher in optical communication, whose work has transformed organizations including Google and Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia). From pioneering flexible DWDM... Read more » | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | NAN096: NautobotGPT – An AI Assistant for Network Automation | NautobotGPT is a new AI assistant for Nautobot that helps engineers with network automation, answers questions, recommends tooling, and delivers working code. We discuss the user experience of NautobotGPT with Matthew Schwen, Associate Director of Network Automation at Humana, CoFounder and CTO of PortalCX; and Brad Haas, VP of Professional Services at Network to Code.... Read more » | — | ||||||
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