September 28, 20269 min
How Hard Can It Be? Simplicity and Network Operations
In this episode I talk about making technically inferior choices because it makes better operational sense.
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Sep 2026
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About the show
This is a (probably) limited series where Tony Bourke, a networking instructor (Arista, Cisco, etc.) talks in a vendor-neutral way about the process of network automation, the basic concepts, and where everything falls into place.
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September 21, 20263 min
Intent and Natural Languages
In this episode I discuss the use case (or lack thereof) for using natural language in network configuration. (Hint, I don't think natural language is a good fit for network configuration.)
September 10, 20265 min
There Can Be Only One: The Highlander Principle
The source of truth is the source of truth. There can only be one place to look for information or to set information.
July 1, 202612 min
Ansible or Skip and Go Right To Python?
What should you learn? Python? Should you skip Ansible for Python? I discuss all of this in this episode.
June 16, 20266 min
Are Traditional Networking Jobs No More?
Yeah, I think network automation is now just part of being a network administrator.
June 1, 20267 min
What the &#@! Is A Tenant?
In this episode I talk about the concept of a tenant as it relates to network automation (and networking in general).
March 16, 20269 min
Finding the Time To Automate When You're Already Underwater
You're slammed, tickets piling up, deadlines slipping, you're barely keeping your head above water. And some Youtubers are telling you that you should automate? In this economy? I talk about the genuine issue of finding the time to learn, let alone implement, network automation in these trying times.
January 19, 202622 min
Network Automation Platform Wishlist (Part 1)
What would a replacement for Ansible look like? What do we want in a network automation platform that would replace Ansible?
January 13, 20268 min
Ansible: No Commit Confirm?
In this episode I talk about the lack of commit/confirm in many of the NOS modules.
December 8, 20259 min
What Is The Goal of Network Automation/NetDevOps
It's easy to be overwhelmed and see all these network automation tools and wonder... what is even the goal? The tools are there to help us achieve our goals, they're not the goal themselves and I talk about how you can pick which tools makes the most sense for you. Especially as it's easy to see all these new tools and methods and think that
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