Heavy Networking Heavy Networking 692: Implementing Practical Network Automation – With Tony Bourke
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Jul 28, 2023 Tony Bourke, an expert in network automation tools, discusses the evolution and benefits of automation, centralized configuration management, infrastructure as code, data modeling, continuous integration, and the challenges and tools for network automation in cloud and on-premises environments.
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Automate Complex Configurations
- Automate complex configurations like EVPN VXLAN.
- These configurations are difficult to manage manually due to unique settings for each device.
Plan Your Back-Out Strategy
- Always have a back-out plan for network changes.
- Automation can help reliably revert changes during outages, minimizing downtime.
Automate Repetitive Tasks
- Frequent, repetitive tasks are prime candidates for automation, regardless of network size.
- Automating tasks like VLAN provisioning on blade switches or hypervisors saves time and reduces errors.