Newsletter PacketFlow Newsletter #002 - Dec2020 NFV, SDN, Cloud and Network Automation newsletter. Edition 002 - Dec2020 Rick Donato Dec 6, 2020 4 min read In Case you Missed It Training Course - Network Analysis with BatfishDeep-dive training on how to analyse your network with Batfish.Packet CodersRick DonatoHeard of Batfish? Looking for a way to easily perform network verification on a multi-vendor network? If so, check out this new Batfish course.Network Automation networktocode/diffsyncA utility library for comparing and synchronizing different datasets. - networktocode/diffsyncGitHubnetworktocodePython Module - Release of a diff tool for datasets by NTC.netenglabs/suzieqA framework and application for network observability - netenglabs/suzieqGitHubnetenglabsFramework - New release of the observability tool - SuzieQ.Black PlaygroundPlayground for Black, the uncompromising Python code formatter.Python - Online formatter based on Black.My current toolkit - Automate Your NetworkThe best way to be successful with network automation and infrastructure as code is to use the right tools! This post explores John Capobianco’s modern toolkit.Automate Your NetworkJohn CapobiancoTools - Blog post around recommended automation tools.Can we make Ansible go faster? - Automate Your NetworkAnsible is not known for it’s performance - is there anway to make it run faster? Let’s explore three different recommended performance enhancements and see if they hold water.Automate Your NetworkJohn CapobiancoAnsible - Can you make it go faster?Ansible + NetBox: Getting Next Prefix / IPThis originates from a conversation had on Twitter about how to get the IP Prefix information from an IPAM tool, specifically NetBox using Ansible. There are a couple of methodologies to go through, and I had originally started down the path of using the URI module. Which could be done. The more ele…Josh-VAnsible - IP allocation via Netbox.Blog - Metric Types in Prometheus and PromQLPromLabs - Products and services around the Prometheus monitoring system to make Prometheus work for youMetric Types in Prometheus and PromQLTelemetry - Prometheus core concepts. Blog - The Anatomy of a PromQL QueryPromLabs - Products and services around the Prometheus monitoring system to make Prometheus work for youThe Anatomy of a PromQL QueryTelemetry - Prometheus PromQL (query language) overview.Oh Shit, Git!?!Ways to get yourself out of trouble in Git.NFV ONAP Certification Launches to Help Close Talent Gap with Growth of Network Automation, 5G and Edge Computing - Linux Foundation - TrainingAdvanced certification from The Linux Foundation and LF Networking demonstrates expertise with Virtual Network Functions SAN FRANCISCO, November 24, 2020 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation...Linux Foundation - TrainingDan BrownNew ONAP certification released.Cloud AWS Network Firewall – New Managed Firewall Service in VPC | Amazon Web ServicesOur customers want to have a high availability, scalable firewall service to protect their virtual networks in the cloud. Security is the number one priority of AWS, which has provided various firewall capabilities on AWS that address specific security needs, like Security Groups to protect Amazon E…Amazon Web ServicesChanny YunAWS releases its new Network Firewall.Introducing AWS Gateway Load Balancer – Easy Deployment, Scalability, and High Availability for Partner Appliances | Amazon Web ServicesLast year, we launched Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Ingress Routing to allow routing of all incoming and outgoing traffic to/from an Internet Gateway (IGW) or Virtual Private Gateway (VGW) to the Elastic Network Interface of a specific Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance. With VPC Ingress Rou…Amazon Web ServicesChanny YunAWS releases its new Gateway Load balancer.