The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods NAN096: NautobotGPT – An AI Assistant for Network Automation
Jul 23, 2025
Brad Haas, VP of Professional Services at Network to Code, and Matthew Schwen, Associate Director of Network Automation at Humana, dive deep into NautobotGPT, an AI assistant designed to revolutionize network automation. They discuss how this tool simplifies data management, enhances workflow, and supports engineers with real-time coding solutions. The conversation highlights the transformative impact of AI on traditional networking practices, emphasizing the importance of human oversight and community collaboration in this rapidly evolving landscape.
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Leverage Private Source of Truth
- Use a private source of truth database for AI-driven network automation to save time and avoid redundant work.
- Leverage existing customized infrastructure data rather than feeding large amounts of data into public AI models.
NautobotGPT Unique AI Fusion
- NotAboutGPT uniquely combines natural language querying of network data with coding assistance for automation.
- It includes expert knowledge from 100+ engineers, outperforming public large language models in domain-specific tasks.
NautobotGPT Saved Hundreds Hours
- NautobotGPT connected thousands of circuits to devices and interfaces, simplifying maintenance impact identification.
- Automating these workflows saved hundreds of hours in data scrubbing and validation over months.