Network Automation with Nautobot
by Jason Edelman, Bryan Culver, Ken Celenza, Glenn Matthews, Josh VanDeraa, John Anderson, Gary Snider, Christian Adell, Brad Haas
Preface
In an ever-changing world that is multi-vendor, multi-domain, and multi-cloud, there needs to be a consistent and holistic approach to network automation. Having a data-first approach provides consistency from day one. Consistent and uniform data powers pervasive network automation. Moreover, the process of data curation and data management is one of the most, if not the most, time-consuming tasks and problems of network automation. Consider these questions. What data should be used in a network change? Where does that data come from? The answer is, the Network Source of Truth!
A source of truth or data-first approach changes what is possible for network automation. It attacks the problem head-on and provides the path for long-term ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access