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Turbocharge Your Next Webex Teams Proof of Concept and Demo Development
Turbocharge Your Next Webex Teams Proof of Concept and Demo Development
Try ngrok to automate some of the manual work associated with developing a Webex Teams bot, or performing a demo on your machine.
July 11, 2018
Try Using Webex Teams APIs with AppDynamics to Create a Triage Webex Teams Space
Try Using Webex Teams APIs with AppDynamics to Create a Triage Webex Teams Space
Webex Teams API's let developers do some really cool things! Like work with App Dynamics monitoring and alert system to create a triage Webex Teams collaboration space.
June 4, 2018
Exploring Nornir, the Python Automation Framework
Exploring Nornir, the Python Automation Framework
In Norse mythology, Nornir spun the threads of fate that connected all beings. In a network environment, Nornir lets you keep track of your device inventory and run tasks against all devices handling data.
May 30, 2018
Render your first network configuration template using Python and Jinja2
Render your first network configuration template using Python and Jinja2
Using Python and Jinja2 to automate network configuration templates is a really useful way to simplify the repetitive tasks network engineers face on a daily basis.
April 25, 2018
How to Deploy a UCS Manager Environment with Far Less Python Code
How to Deploy a UCS Manager Environment with Far Less Python Code
Learn how to use the UCS Python SDK to write less Python code, and still do everything with respect to the UCS Object Model
April 2, 2018
Network Programmability at Cisco Live Melbourne
Network Programmability at Cisco Live Melbourne
Come learn from Network Programmability expert Adrian Iliesiu in the #DevNet Zone at Cisco Live Melbourne! #CLMel
Feb. 28, 2018
New DevNet Learning Module, “Home Lab: Setting up Your Desktop OS for Network Programmability”
New DevNet Learning Module, “Home Lab: Setting up Your Desktop OS for Network Programmability”
Hey, you networkers out there. (Yes, it’s a little weird - I’m talking to networkers in a blog post at a site where a lot of Developers hang out.)
Oct. 23, 2017
How a Traditional Network Engineer Got Started with Network Programmability
How a Traditional Network Engineer Got Started with Network Programmability
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,...
Aug. 22, 2017
Learning Python on IOS-XE…turning anxiety to excitement
Learning Python on IOS-XE…turning anxiety to excitement
CLI programming skills are still relevant in IOS XE, but adding a Linux container with Python natively embedded in release 16.5 takes programmable
Aug. 7, 2017
The New Network – It’s for Developers!
The New Network – It’s for Developers!
With Open IOS XE, Cisco is Changing the Game Old-school network engineers probably remember the Cisco 2500-series router. It ran a slow Motorola 68000 CPU, the monolithic IOS operating system,...
Aug. 2, 2017
Programmability and UCS Management
Programmability and UCS Management
Cisco UCS was architected as a programmable infrastructure from its inception.
May 9, 2016
Three Things I Learned at the OpenStack Summit – Day Two
Three Things I Learned at the OpenStack Summit – Day Two
Your love of OpenStack is not enough. You’ve had your “Aha moment.” You get the OpenStack value proposition. You’ve listened to other customers talk about
May 20, 2015