APIs
Get a Basic Understanding of Meraki APIs
Register for the October 29th webinar When Meraki first stepped onto the scene, it was all about “the dashboard” and the idea that a controllerless, cloud-managed network would change the world (of networking, at the very least!). For Meraki customers, the cloud dashboard continues to be a true game…
New DevNet Postman Collection Makes Using APIs Easier
Over the last few months, I have been very privileged to be working with the awesome team over at Postman. Postman is a great tool when exploring RESTful APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) on network/platform devices, or for testing ones you have created yourself. Our two teams have a lot in…
DevNet Certifications – Get Ready for the Enterprise Automation Exam
By now I hope you know about the brand spanking new DevNet Certifications, and I bet you can’t wait for them to come online. But on the off chance you don’t, make sure to check out DevNet’s new certification track offering courses, exams, and real-live Cisco certs for coders and developers. You can…
APWhy? Why a Product Without an API is Not a Product At All
Part 1 – Introduction Now that I got your attention and you are screaming internally to come up with an example of why this title is clickbait, or just plain wrong, let me back-paddle. Of course your hair dryer will work fine without an API and the same is also true for your coffee machine. Bu…
Automating Your Network Operations: Focus on Outcomes
When I started this blog series, I had intended to present a cohesive approach to automating your network operations, eventually leading to DevOps. The intent was to take you beyond simply automating ad-hoc tasks using contrived examples to a more systematic way of automating your network operations…
Using the Cisco DNA Center SDK
Background What is a Software Development Kit (SDK)? Put simply a set of tools, libraries and documentation to simplify interacting with a REST API. I am super excited, as I know how much simpler it is going to make developing scripts for the Cisco DNA Center API. The Cisco DNA Center SDK is writt…
How 3Data Uses Webex Device APIs and SDKs
The author of this blog is Wallon “Nick” Walusayi, the Co-Founder & CEO of 3Data, a 3D visual analytics platform and Cisco partner. The future of how we experience data is changing. Data is being generated from everywhere and filling data centers at a rate that is much greater than e…
Meraki DevNet Express: 2-days, Hands-on Learning Event
If you were at CLUS 2019 in San Diego this year, you may have heard some rumblings around the beach campfire about a new offering in the DevNet Express portfolio. Those rumblings were true as we were running a beta version of the new DevNet Express focusing on Meraki. Over the Saturday and Sunday p…
Meraki Automation – Learn How to Manage Multiple Organizations
Meraki’s Dashboard is a powerful tool for network management and monitoring, but it’s limited by the very thing that makes it powerful. It has to be everything to everyone and that granularity can make it overwhelming to use on a day-to-day basis. All enterprises, large and small, have their own wa…