The Challenges of Automating Network Configuration

In this chapter, the speakers discuss the challenges faced by those who are new to automation in terms of how much they should focus on the big picture. They highlight the importance of understanding what should be data and what could be code, and how it can be difficult to extract the right information from the code to generate the desired configurations. The main takeaway is that there is no perfect solution, and sometimes network refactoring is necessary if something is missed.