NAN119: Adapting Core Automation Practices to Challenging Environments with Matt Campbell

About this episode

Eric Chou interviews Matt Campbell about adapting automation practices in challenging environments.

Eric Chou is joined by Matt Campbell, a seasoned network engineer whose career has taken him into some of the most demanding and high-stakes environments around. Together they’ll explore how Matt’s automation philosophy, lessons learned, and best practices adapt when the margin of error is razor thin. Whether you’re automating basic configs or tackling brownfield ... Read more »

People in this episode

Host: Eric Chou

Guest: Matt Campbell

Topics covered

• network automation
• core automation practices
• high-stakes environments
• automation philosophy
• best practices

Keywords

• network engineer
• automation
• best practices
• high-stakes
• brownfield

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Organizations: Packet Pushers

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