A network source of truth (NSoT) is a record of the desired state of critical parts of the network that network engineers can compare with the operational state of the network. It is critical to not ...

Role-based access controls and restrictions on CLI access on the network are a couple of ways to impose control over ...

Use the Python Netmiko module to automate switches, routers and firewalls from multiple vendors. I frequently find myself in the position of confronting "hostile" networks. By hostile, I mean that ...

Today’s CSP networks are mainly operated leveraging ‘golden parameters’ which are manually configured. In the dynamic environment of 5G, and soon 6G networks, this approach will be both inefficient ...

The industry has high hopes for network automation. Industry research, as well as our own work, indicates that IT and networking professionals believe that many network management tasks can be ...

As organizations grow in complexity and scale, so do the networks that support them. With cyber threats evolving at an unprecedented pace, traditional manual methods of securing network infrastructure ...

Security and compliance requirements drive IT pros to commercial automation tools, while the prospect of more customizable functionality lures teams to DIY automation. The first question most IT ...

When it comes to network automation, it's hard to argue against its many benefits: IT teams get to spend less time responding to requests to update a server or provision a load balancer (again), ...