Jeff Kala

In this podcast, Jeff Kala, Principal Architect at Network2Code and co-author of the 'Network Automation Cookbook, 2nd Edition,' shares his journey from networking to automation author. He highlights his visual learning style and how it shaped his writing process. The discussion dives into the book's structure, covering Ansible basics to advanced tooling and practical use cases. Jeff also addresses when to transition from Ansible to custom code and emphasizes essential skills for modern network engineers, predicting a continued focus on configuration management.