When people ask author Eric Chou how to get started with network automation, he advises them to start small and celebrate small victories. In his book, Mastering Python Networking, from Packt ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...