If there’s one thing about the IT industry, it’s that nothing stays the same for long. New technologies are coming in, networks are getting bigger, and the demand for skilled professionals is rising ...

A template is a script or instruction written as a guide people can follow. In network automation, templates can enable network configurations to consistently, efficiently and automatically generate ...

Python is the most common language for network automation, but it can't do the job easily all by itself. Fortunately, several motivated individuals have created libraries that handle a lot of the ...

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 ...

As network automation matures, a new breed of hybrid professionals with network engineering and software development skills is emerging. But for enterprises, landing these IT pros isn’t about finding ...