Network Programmability and Automation: Skills for the Next-Generation Network Engineer

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Network engineers are finding it harder than ever to rely solely on manual processes to get their jobs done. New protocols, technologies, delivery models, and the need for businesses to become more agile and flexible have made network automation essential. The updated second edition of this practical guide shows network engineers how to use a range of technologies and tools, including Linux, Python, APIs, and Git, to automate systems through code. This edition also includes brand new topics such as network development environments, cloud, programming with Go, and a reference network automation architecture.

Network Programmability and Automation will help you automate tasks involved in configuring, managing, and operating network equipment, topologies, services, and connectivity. Through the course of the book, you’ll learn the basic skills and tools you need to make this critical transition.

You’ll learn:

Programming skills with Python and Go: data types, conditionals, loops, functions, and more New Linux-based networking technologies and cloud native environments, and how to use them to bootstrap development environments for your network projects Data formats and models: JSON, XML, YAML, Protobuf, and YANG Jinja templating for creating network device configurations A holistic approach to architecting network automation services The role of application programming interfaces (APIs) in network automation Source control with Git to manage code changes during the automation process Cloud-native technologies like Docker and Kubernetes How to automate network devices and services using Ansible, Nornir, and Terraform Tools and technologies for developing and continuously integrating network automation

From the Publisher

From the Preface

Welcome to Network Programmability and Automation!

The networking industry is changing dramatically. The drive for organizations and networking professionals to embrace the ideas and concepts of network programmability and automation is greater now than perhaps it has ever been, fueled by a revolution in new protocols, new technologies, new delivery models, and a need for businesses to be more agile and more flexible in order to compete. But what is network programmability and automation? Let’s start this book by answering that question.

What This Book Covers

As its title indicates, this book is focused on network programmability and automation. At its core, network programmability and automation is about simplifying the tasks involved in configuring, managing, and operating network equipment, network topologies, network services, and network connectivity.

Many, many components are involved—including operating systems that are now seeing far broader use in networking than in the past, new methodologies like continuous integration, and tools that formerly might have fallen only in the realm of the system administrator (tools like source code control and configuration management systems). Because all of these play a part in the core definition of network programmability and automation, we cover all these topics. Our goal for this book is to enable you to establish a foundation of knowledge around network programmability and automation.

How This Book Is Organized

This book isn’t necessarily intended to be read from start to end; instead, we’ve broken up the topics so that you can easily find the content that most interests you. You may find it useful to start out sequentially reading the first three chapters, as they provide background information and set the stage for the rest of the book. From there, you’re welcome to jump to whatever topics are most useful or interesting to you.

We’ve tried to keep the chapters relatively standalone, but—as with any technology—that’s not always possible. Wherever we can, we provide cross-references to help you find the information you need.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ O’Reilly Media; 2nd edition (September 26, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 825 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1098110838
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1098110833
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.95 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.75 x 9 inches