Highlights Network engineers are increasingly adopting Python libraries to automate device management, configuration, and monitoring.Tools like Nornir, Netmiko, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Build or buy? That's the typical discussion around network automation. In reality, however, ...

Certification programs like those offered by Cisco and Juniper Networks can help network engineers document their proficiency in network automation. Modern networks require more dynamic changes than ...

Use the Python Netmiko module to automate switches, routers and firewalls from multiple vendors. I frequently find myself in the position of confronting "hostile" networks. By hostile, I mean that ...

Some network teams are finding power and simplicity in the shift from telling devices what to do, using imperative programming, to describing what they should be, using declarative programming.

The Python programming language, born from the creative genius of Guido van Rossum as far back as some 35 years ago, has evolved into a crucial tool for professionals working in various areas, ...