programmability

It’s a new year and a new decade, so it’s time for a NEW BLOG about network automation. I am getting ready for Cisco Live Europe 2020 and want to give everyone a preview of some of what I’ll be talking about in my session How DevNet Sandbox Built an Automated Data Center Network in…

It has become a tradition. Every year, on the weekend before Cisco Live Europe, we organize a weekend of fun and APIs for our dear EMEAR customers and partners. Yes, you read it right… a weekend; two full days! And I know what you are thinking: “Who in their right mind would spend their…

Break out the popcorn and candy for the conclusion to my exploration of Network Service based automation and how we’re using it within DevNet Sandbox as part of our own internal automation strategy.  In Part 1 the focus was on what consuming network services was like after they were built, and…

Welcome back to my series on how we are putting network automation to work in the DevNet Sandbox.  This time around I wanted todive into some of the deep technical bits on how we’re using automation to configure and manage our network in a “Network Service” based model.   For this…

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…

Wow… 12 months at Cisco has flown by!  I have already been fortunate to speak at not one, but two, Cisco Live events, numerous customer and partner events including DevNet Express, and have been a part of awesome new product launches with our Catalyst and Meraki wireless portfolio.  All of this has…

This blog is an interview with Joel W. King, Principal Architect at World Wide Technology, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner and Learning Partner. Joel’s contribution to the DevNet community was recognized at DevNet Create in Mountain View, CA in April 2019. In this interview, he shares with the DevNet…

As part of working at the info desk at the DevNet zone, another common question I get is: “How can I find (DevNet team member)?  I need to talk to them about (product name).” Sometimes you can get lucky and I happen to see them walk by, but most of the time you are not. Sorry, I might kn…

Openness, Programmability, DevOps Software applications are the life blood of corporate enterprises. Enterprise IT departments (and Lines of Business) are under immense pressure to bring applications faster to market. To remain competitive, many businesses have either already adapted, or are on the…