NAN114: Demystifying Automation Tools, Processes, and Culture Gates

About this episode

Eric and David Henderson discuss the transition from manual CLI operations to automation in network engineering.

Eric sits down with David Henderson, Principal Architect for NetDevOps at Presidio, to discuss the practical journey for network engineers transitioning from manual CLI operations to scalable NetDevOps and automation. They discuss how traditional networking knowledge and certifications are foundational, and suggest essential tools and habits for beginning your automation journey. David also shares a ... Read more »

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Guest: David Henderson

Topics covered

• network automation
• NetDevOps
• CLI operations
• automation tools
• network engineering
• transitioning to automation

Keywords

• network automation
• NetDevOps
• CLI
• automation tools
• network engineers
• certifications
• scalable automation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Presidio, NetDevOps

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