Getting Started with Infrahub
If you're in the Network Automation space or attended one of the last two Autocon events, you might
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NetDevOps
My goal is to make Network Automation as simple as possible with easy-to-read blog posts. This section covers NetDevOps topics like Python, Ansible, APIs, Terraform, CI/CD, and more.
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Introduction to Arista PyeAPI
The Python Client for eAPI (pyeapi) is a Python library that simplifies working with Arista eAPI, removing the need to
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Running Cisco IOL Devices in Containerlab
Containerlab v0.58.0 supports running Cisco IOL images, which is something I was very much looking forward to. IOL
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Auto Scaling Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in AWS
In this blog post, we're going to explore how to Auto-Scale Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in AWS. It&
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Network CI/CD Pipeline - Speed Up Your CI Jobs with GitLab Cache
In the previous pipelines, I’ve been using Python and had to install multiple pip modules. Suppose we have 5
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Network CI/CD - Configuration Management with Napalm and Nornir
Hi all, welcome back to part 4 of the Network CI/CD blog series. So far, we've covered
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Network CI/CD Pipeline - GitLab Variables
Hi all, welcome back to our Network CI/CD blog series. In the previous posts, we covered what CI/CD
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Python OOP - Method vs Function and the Mystery of ‘self’
I just realized how much I didn't know about Python Object-Oriented Programming. I thought I knew the basics,
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Napalm Configuration Management With Arista EOS
Hi all, welcome back to the Packetswitch blog. In today's post, we'll explore how to use
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Network CI/CD Pipeline - GitLab Introduction
Hi all, welcome back to our Network CI/CD blog series. In this part, we’ll discuss what exactly GitLab
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Network CI/CD Pipeline - What's the Point?
Hi all, welcome to the 'Network CI/CD' blog series. To kick things off, let's ask
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Palo Alto Object and Policy Cleanup with pan-os-php
Hi all, welcome back to yet another Palo Alto Automation post. If you work with firewalls, you know that one
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How to Create Custom Jinja2 Filters?
Hi everyone, welcome back to another blog post on Jinja2 and Python. I'm not an expert in Jinja2;
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Arista Network Test Automation (ANTA) Example
When I was at Autocon1, I visited the Arista booth and had an interesting chat with their team. They mentioned
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What Is Python concurrent.futures? (with examples)
As a Python learner, I've faced several challenges, but so far, one of the most difficult topics to
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AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) with Palo Alto Firewalls
In this blog post, we're exploring AWS Gateway Load Balancer, commonly known as GWLB. We'll get
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NetBox in the Cloud, for Free
Yes, you read that right. NetBox Labs is now offering a generous free plan for their SaaS version of NetBox.
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My Network Lab is a Text File
Yes, you read that right. My Network Lab is indeed a text file (YAML file to be more specific). I
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