Network Automation with David

Where do we go from here? This post continues the ‘From Chaos to Source of Truth’ series, picking up where Part 1 left off. Every new initiative, and every green light on a Proof of Concept, starts with the same question: what is the right approach? And as tech enthusiasts, the temptation is always the same as well. Install everything, enable every feature, and fidget around until it starts to make sense.

Where to Start? You have been tasked with implementing a new network automation solution. You open the documentation: a wiki page that is outdated, and you see a lot of Excel sheets with different versions of the same information. And team members are telling you to just log into the devices to get the information you need. The network has been built over the years with different architects, engineers, and administrators, each with their own approach to documentation and configuration management. As a result, the network is in a state of chaos, with inconsistent or outdated documentation, configuration drift, and misconfigurations.