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Network Automation with Nautobot

You're reading from   Network Automation with Nautobot Adopt a network source of truth and a data-driven approach to networking

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Published in May 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837637867
Length 816 pages
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Ken Celenza Ken Celenza
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Ken Celenza is VP of Network Automation Architecture at NTC. Ken is an experienced network and automation engineer with over 20 years of experience working in military, consulting, and enterprise environments. Ken leads client engagements at NTC as both a developer and an architect and serves as a mentor to Network Engineers.
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John Anderson is a Principal Consultant at NTC and the Nautobot Product Owner. John has 10 years of experience in networking and software development, and has been a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects over the years. John lives in South Carolina and is working on a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on zero trust network security, at Clemson University.
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Gary Snider is a software engineer with 10 years of experience in Network Automation. He is currently a core developer for the Nautobot project at NTC. Prior to NTC, he had a career in networking designing and maintaining data centers, branch offices, and large campus networks for state and federal governments.
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Jason Edelman Jason Edelman
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Jason Edelman is the Founder and CTO at Network to Code (NTC). Prior to NTC, Jason spent a career in networking developing and architecting network solutions with his last role leading efforts around SDN and programmability. Jason is co-author of O’Reilly’s Network Programmability & Automation book. He is a former CCIE and has a B.E. in Computer Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
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Brad Haas is a VP of Professional Services at NTC. With a career spanning more than two decades, Brad has been instrumental in delivering innovative solutions, particularly in automation and the integration of software-defined infrastructure. His career is distinguished by his achievement of numerous certifications, encompassing multiple CCIEs as well as cloud certifications, demonstrating his commitment to ongoing learning and staying at the forefront of industry developments.
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Glenn Matthews is a Principal Engineer at Network to Code and is the tech lead of the Nautobot project. Prior to NTC, he worked at Cisco for more than a decade in various software roles. Glenn is committed to designing and developing quality software to help make the world a better place. His academic background includes a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Georgia. He lives in North Carolina with his daughter and a very persistent cat.
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Bryan Culver is an Engineering Manager at NTC, where he is building the team behind Nautobot Cloud. He has served many roles in his career related to automation, andh he maintains a strong software engineering background, graduating from Oakland University with a B.S. in Computer Science. Outside of work he enjoys time with his wife and children, wielding power tools on home renovation projects, traveling, and Formula 1 races.
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Christian Adell Christian Adell
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Christian Adell is a Principal Architect at NTC. He is focused on building network automation solutions for diverse use cases, with great emphasis on open source software. He is passionate about learning and helping others to be happier, but also has more hobbies than hours in the day, so working remotely from Barcelona gives him the time and the space to achieve his dreams. Christian is co-author of O’Reilly’s Network Programmability and Automation book.
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Josh VanDeraa Josh VanDeraa
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Josh VanDeraa
Josh VanDeraa is a network engineer and automation leader. Currently, he is a services director at Network to Code, driving value from network automation solutions. Josh has experience in automation and networking across retail, transportation, and managed services. In his free time, he enjoys being with his family or the Minnesota seasons. Josh co-authored Network Automation with Nautobot and self-published Open Source Network Management.
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Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction to Source of Truth and Nautobot
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Nautobot FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Nautobot Data Models 4. Part 2: Getting Started with Nautobot
5. Chapter 3: Installing and Deploying Nautobot 6. Chapter 4: Understanding the User Interface and Bootstrapping Nautobot 7. Chapter 5: Configuring Nautobot Core Data Models 8. Chapter 6: Using Nautobot’s Extensibility Features 9. Chapter 7: Managing and Administering Nautobot 10. Part 3: Network Automation with Nautobot
11. Chapter 8: Learning about Nautobot APIs – REST, GraphQL, and Webhooks 12. Chapter 9: Understanding Nautobot Integrations for NetDevOps Pipelines 13. Chapter 10: Embracing Infrastructure as Code with Nautobot, Git, and Ansible 14. Chapter 11: Automating Networks with Nautobot Jobs 15. Chapter 12: Data-Driven Network Automation Architecture 16. Part 4: Nautobot Apps
17. Chapter 13: Learning about the Nautobot App Ecosystem 18. Chapter 14: Intro to Nautobot App Development 19. Chapter 15: Building Nautobot Data Models 20. Chapter 16: Automating with Nautobot Apps 21. Index 22. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix 1: Nautobot Architecture 1. Appendix 2: Integrating Distributed Data Sources of Truth with Nautobot 2. Appendix 3: Performing Config Compliance and Remediation with Nautobot

Summary

This chapter provided a general overview of data-driven network automation with Nautobot. It started by reviewing key use cases for network automation before highlighting the important relationship between data and network automation. It should be evident that getting an understanding of the data that drives network automation should not be understated and that having good, clean data will simplify the overall network automation journey. Finally, this chapter provided an overview of Nautobot and its two key use cases – SoT and network automation platform, and how both are further enhanced through its developer API and the Nautobot ecosystem that continues to grow with open source apps such as Firewall Models and Golden Config.

In the next chapter, we’ll explore and start to understand the data models at the core of Nautobot.

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Jason Edelman is the Founder and CTO at Network to Code (NTC). Prior to NTC, Jason spent a career in networking developing and architecting network solutions with his last role leading efforts around SDN and programmability. Jason is co-author of O'Reilly's Network Programmability & Automation book. He is a former CCIE and has a B.E. in Computer Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
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Gary Snider is a software engineer with 10 years of experience in Network Automation. He is currently a core developer for the Nautobot project at NTC. Prior to NTC, he had a career in networking designing and maintaining data centers, branch offices, and large campus networks for state and federal governments.
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John Anderson is a Principal Consultant at NTC and the Nautobot Product Owner. John has 10 years of experience in networking and software development, and has been a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects over the years. John lives in South Carolina and is working on a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on zero trust network security, at Clemson University.
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Bryan Culver is an Engineering Manager at NTC, where he is building the team behind Nautobot Cloud. He has served many roles in his career related to automation, andh he maintains a strong software engineering background, graduating from Oakland University with a B.S. in Computer Science. Outside of work he enjoys time with his wife and children, wielding power tools on home renovation projects, traveling, and Formula 1 races.
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Brad Haas
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Brad Haas is a VP of Professional Services at NTC. With a career spanning more than two decades, Brad has been instrumental in delivering innovative solutions, particularly in automation and the integration of software-defined infrastructure. His career is distinguished by his achievement of numerous certifications, encompassing multiple CCIEs as well as cloud certifications, demonstrating his commitment to ongoing learning and staying at the forefront of industry developments.
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Ken Celenza is VP of Network Automation Architecture at NTC. Ken is an experienced network and automation engineer with over 20 years of experience working in military, consulting, and enterprise environments. Ken leads client engagements at NTC as both a developer and an architect and serves as a mentor to Network Engineers.
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Glenn Matthews is a Principal Engineer at Network to Code and is the tech lead of the Nautobot project. Prior to NTC, he worked at Cisco for more than a decade in various software roles. Glenn is committed to designing and developing quality software to help make the world a better place. His academic background includes a master's degree in computer science from the University of Georgia. He lives in North Carolina with his daughter and a very persistent cat.
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Josh VanDeraa
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Josh VanDeraa is a network engineer and automation leader. Currently, he is a services director at Network to Code, driving value from network automation solutions. Josh has experience in automation and networking across retail, transportation, and managed services. In his free time, he enjoys being with his family or the Minnesota seasons. Josh co-authored Network Automation with Nautobot and self-published Open Source Network Management.
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Christian Adell is a Principal Architect at NTC. He is focused on building network automation solutions for diverse use cases, with great emphasis on open source software. He is passionate about learning and helping others to be happier, but also has more hobbies than hours in the day, so working remotely from Barcelona gives him the time and the space to achieve his dreams. Christian is co-author of O'Reilly's Network Programmability and Automation book.
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