Network Automation Nerds

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Network Automation Nerds is for network engineers and infrastructure professionals eager to learn more about automation. Join host Eric Chou as he explores how to take advantage of modern network programmability to automate tasks, build robust systems, and get more done in less time. You’ll hear from a lineup of seasoned engineers, avid learners, industry leaders, and tool creators as they share tips, best practices, and hard-won advice.

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Top 10 Network Automation Nerds Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Network Automation Nerds episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Network Automation Nerds for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Network Automation Nerds episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

NAN080: Elevating Your Network Automation Skills and the DevNet Expert Track

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12/04/24 • 39 min

Ongoing education and training is a constant in a networking career, especially if you want to advance. And certifications are a common path forward. On today’s episode, guest Andreas Baekdahl shares his journey from traditional networking to automation architect and certification instructor. Along the way, he’s had his share of challenges and failures, and he... Read more »

NAN070: FakeNOS – An Open Source NOS for Network Testing

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08/14/24 • 46 min

Today we spotlight an open-source project called FakeNOS. Whether you’re a network engineer looking to experiment in a controlled environment, or a DevOps engineer wanting to run a network testbed for your processes, you can use FakeNOS for your projects. My guests are FakeNOS creator Denis Mulyalin and the maintainer of this project, Enric Pitarch.... Read more »

NAN066: Operationalize Your Automations With torero (Sponsored)

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06/19/24 • 28 min

When you’re trying to share your cool new network automation with your co-workers, the last thing you want to do is deal with other systems’ different libraries and dependencies gumming it up. That’s where our episode sponsor torero comes into play. As an “automation gateway,” torero dynamically creates an execution environment based on what has... Read more »

NAN065: The Excitement and Trepidation of Automation with Scott Robohn

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06/12/24 • 25 min

In part two of Scott Robohn’s interview, Scott tells us about his experience starting his own business and co-founding the Network Automation Forum and the AutoCon conference series. He describes the strong desire among many engineers to drive network automation forward, and how AutoCon creates a community to help make that happen. He and Eric... Read more »

Day Two Cloud Crossover: When the Cloud was Born

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06/05/24 • 45 min

Welcome to a crossover episode with the Day Two Cloud podcast! Eric Chou was there for the birth of the public cloud. Before DevOps or SREs were a thing, before Azure was Azure, Eric was a network engineer for Amazon, helping them build out their retail technology platform. Of course, that platform evolved into the... Read more »

NAN064: Get to Know NAF Co-Founder: Scott Robohn

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05/30/24 • 25 min

Scott Robohn is responsible for so much of the current buzz and awareness of network automation. Today, we sit down with the co-founder of Network Automation Forum to learn about his own journey. We chat about his education and the question of if college degrees are necessary. We also talk about his experience at big... Read more »

NAN063: The Team Behind Nautobot (Part 2) – The Benefits of Technical Writing

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05/15/24 • 26 min

Curious about what it takes to write a technical book as a network engineer? You’re in luck. The team behind Nautobot is also the team behind the book “Network Automation with Nautobot: Adopt a network source of truth and a data-driven approach to networking.” Jason, Ken, and John tell us about their writing process, timeline,... Read more »

NAN062: The Team Behind Nautobot (Part 1)

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05/01/24 • 28 min

Today we chat with the maintainers of Nautobot, the open source network source of truth and network automation platform. Jason Edelman, Ken Celenza, John Anderson explain how their day jobs at professional services company, Network to Code, informs their work on Nautobot. They walk us through Nautobot’s core, out-of-the-box capabilities as well as the extensibility... Read more »

NAN061: Transforming Network Telemetry Into Operational Insights With Kentik (Sponsored)

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04/24/24 • 44 min

The expectations for application delivery are higher than ever before, the networks that support those applications are increasingly distributed, and visibility is essential for network operations and troubleshooting. On today’s sponsored episode, Kentik’s Phil Gervasi joins us to discuss how Kentik collects essential performance data to help you monitor and manage all the networks your... Read more »

NAN069: Lessons On the Journey From NOC to Aerospace Networking

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07/31/24 • 56 min

Today, Lexie Cooper shares her journey from a NOC environment to networking engineering in the aerospace industry. Along the way, the discussion makes stops at the importance of medium skills, and the role of humor and relatability in attracting and educating younger professionals in networking. Finally, Lexie relates her challenges when working on the New... Read more »

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How many episodes does Network Automation Nerds have?

Network Automation Nerds currently has 36 episodes available.

What topics does Network Automation Nerds cover?

The podcast is about Infrastructure, Podcasts, Technology, Automation, Networking and Python.

What is the most popular episode on Network Automation Nerds?

The episode title 'NAN065: The Excitement and Trepidation of Automation with Scott Robohn' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Network Automation Nerds?

The average episode length on Network Automation Nerds is 44 minutes.

How often are episodes of Network Automation Nerds released?

Episodes of Network Automation Nerds are typically released every 13 days, 18 hours.

When was the first episode of Network Automation Nerds?

The first episode of Network Automation Nerds was released on Feb 14, 2024.

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