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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Network automation is high on the wish list of the telco community The first part of this feature looked at the drivers behind the trend and how a TM Forum evaluation methodology is helping the telcos ...

Telcos globally are targeting network automation for increased efficiencies Some major operators have begun assessing their network automation levels with the help of a methodology from the TM Forum ...