Guides

Learn how to build a network automation stack using the open-source tools, Nornir, Napalm and NetBox.

A guide into the world of parsing. Learn how to build your own custom parser from scratch.

A Beginners Guide to Docker and VS Code (Part 1)IntroductionAs the saying goes, “you are only as good as your tools”, and this is especiallytrue when it comes to software development and network automation. Within this article will provide a beginners guide to 2 tools that should be inany

NetDevOps CI/CD with Ansible, Jenkins and Cisco VIRL (Part 1 - What is NetDevOps?)IntroductionIn the world of networking NetDevOps is one of the latest buzz words flyingaround. But what is NetDevOps, or even DevOps? In this 3-part series we willanswer these questions, and also dive into a NetDevOps

A Hands-on Guide to Multi-Tiered Firewall Changes with Ansible and Batfish (Part 1)IntroductionNow I can say, from experience, that in my opinion one of the most frustratingadmin tasks can be ACL updates on multi-tier firewall environments. Validationof the change and any troubleshooting if an ACL is still missed can

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Introduction Within this article we will be exploring the world of Ansible and how it can be used to automate the network. We will start with automating the provisioning of an L3 spine and leaf fabric. Once complete we will then automate the connectivity testing across the fabric. Let'