RestConf

Previous posts in the NetDevOps Series are available here. Let’s continue our review of the different foundational coding building blocks that network engineers need to understand and use when entering the programmability world. NETCONF and RESTCONF Now that we understand data models and data…

I’ve got a secret and I’ll share it, if you promise not to tell anyone in the US, Europe, or LATAM. You promise?… OK, good. In the past twelve months, I’ve spoken at all four Cisco Lives around the globe and hands down, without a doubt, my favorite location is Melbourne. Between its setting (r…

The IIT RTC Conference and Expo is a collaborative event where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together technical professionals and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy and reg…

Are you interested in network programmability, but not sure where to get started? Are you going to Cisco Live? If you answered yes to either question read on, this is for you! With Cisco Live rapidly approaching the most common question I’m asked is “are you going to Cisco Live?” To which I’m…

As African Networks Expand, Demand for Skilled African Engineers Is Increasing Report from the African Internet Summit 2018 Hackathon The Internet landscape in Africa is experiencing unprecedented growth, fueled by increased infrastructure investments from private and public sector combined with ini…

When I was asked to write my experiences preparing to present in the DevNet Zone at Cisco Live 2017, the first thought that came to mind was, “The greatest trick I ever played was convincing the room I was an expert.”  Now I may be taking some artistic liberties with Kevin Spacey’s monologue from th…

Software automation and data analytics are changing the face of computer networks. They are radically transforming how networks are built and operated. We are rapidly moving away from a world where a network operator manages tenths of network devices.  Instead, one individual can deploy and manage h…

Back in 2011, web pioneer Marc Andreessen wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, entitled “Why software is eating the world”. I couldn’t agree more! First, let’s have a look at what’s going on in the industry at large. Every company in every vertical industry is facing unprecedented competitive…