Build or buy? That's the typical discussion around network automation. In reality, however, the discussion is more involved and nuanced than that. Every project today has some open source. It drives ...

Some network teams are finding power and simplicity in the shift from telling devices what to do, using imperative programming, to describing what they should be, using declarative programming.

Use the Python Netmiko module to automate switches, routers and firewalls from multiple vendors. I frequently find myself in the position of confronting "hostile" networks. By hostile, I mean that ...

Certification programs like those offered by Cisco and Juniper Networks can help network engineers document their proficiency in network automation. Modern networks require more dynamic changes than ...

If there were an award for “most improved IT orchestration and configuration management tool,” Red Hat’s Ansible would be a top contender. Since its initial development by Michael DeHaan in 2012, it ...

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more. It may seem odd to ...