Familiarity with basic networking concepts, configurations, and Python is helpful, but no prior AI or advanced programming ...

Build or buy? That's the typical discussion around network automation. In reality, however, the discussion is more involved and nuanced than that. Every project today has some open source. It drives ...

Networks consist of distributed nodes — routers, switches and the like — that systems administrators and network engineers have, for the most part, managed individually via command line interfaces.

Some network teams are finding power and simplicity in the shift from telling devices what to do, using imperative programming, to describing what they should be, using declarative programming.

AI is reshaping how we think about network operations, but it can’t replace strong data foundations or proven automation practices. In network automation, AI works best when paired with deterministic, ...

Certification programs like those offered by Cisco and Juniper Networks can help network engineers document their proficiency in network automation. Modern networks require more dynamic changes than ...