A network source of truth (NSoT) is a record of the desired state of critical parts of the network that network engineers can compare with the operational state of the network. It is critical to not ...

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 ...

As organizations grow in complexity and scale, so do the networks that support them. With cyber threats evolving at an unprecedented pace, traditional manual methods of securing network infrastructure ...

The recent T-Mobile data breach, reportedly facilitated by attackers gaining access to an unprotected router and from there into the network, could have been prevented through the use of network ...

How is automation boosting productivity? If you’re even plugged in slightly to the news cycle, you likely have heard pundits espousing the benefits of automation. There are definite benefits to using ...

The networking industry has done a great job of training network engineers to use the command line interface for per-device configuration and training has resulted in an extensive use of manual ...

When it comes to network automation, it's hard to argue against its many benefits: IT teams get to spend less time responding to requests to update a server or provision a load balancer (again), ...