David Flores

Introduction In the 1st part of this series we manipulated containers from the command line, and while that is useful editors and IDEs provide integration of application development with docker. In this section, I will show how to use Visual Studio Code and its Docker integration for Python development. You

Introduction As the saying goes, "you are only as good as your tools", and this is especially true when it comes to software development and network automation. Within this article will provide a beginners guide to 2 tools that should be in any network automators toolbox - Docker

This post is part of the Network Automation 101 guide. Introduction Besides understanding and learning about the different tools out there, it is important that the Network Engineer understands key concepts and technologies needed to operate the tools presented before them. Figure 1: Skills and Technology Overview Programming and Scripting

This post is part of the Network Automation 101 guide. To bring together some of the concepts explained in the previous articles around network automation let’s work through a hands-on demonstration. The purpose of this sample project is to show the use of Python and Jinja2 to generate network

This post is part of the Network Automation 101 guide. Introduction When it comes to network automation tooling the landscape is vast and can seem daunting. The key to navigating this landscape is understanding the role of each tool. To do this the landscape can be broken down into the

This post is part of the Network Automation 101 guide. The What Network Automation, as the name implies, is the process of automating networking tasks such as the configuration, management, testing, deployment, and operations of physical and virtual devices within a network.[1] Historically, networking tasks have been performed manually.