Heavy Networking 627: Network Automation As A Business Culture

The business benefits of network automation are sometimes lost in discussion around network automation technology. We nerds do love to talk nuts and bolts because hey…this stuff is cool. Our guest today is Tim Fiola, and Tim believes that the technology aspect of network automation is–more or less–a solved problem. The bigger issue now is to engage the business at a cultural level so that network automation is properly embraced up and down the management stack. Tim joins us to discuss these ideas in more detail. We discuss: * Why the technology pieces are in place, but the 0rganizational culture may not be * Why a business culture is necessary to sustain automation efforts * What the business needs to understand about automation * How technical teams can communicate with the business * Automation benefits for network engineers * More Sponsor: CBT Nuggets CBT Nuggets is IT training for IT professionals and anyone looking to build IT skills. You can sign up for a free CBT Nuggets trial. There’s no credit card required to sign up and you’ll have access to the entire training library. Visit cbtnuggets.com/heavynetworking. Show Links: Tim Fiola on LinkedIn Lock S Foils – Tim’s blog How to negotiate your best salary – Tim Fiola via Packet Pushers Conquering the Fast/Cheap/Reliable paradox with automation – Tim Fiola via Packet Pushers Understanding the Landscape Around Network Automation – APNIC Blog Network To Code Slack Channel This Week – Deploying MPLS (free book PDF) Day One – Navigating the Junos XML Hierarchy (free book PDF) pyNTM – open source network modeling simulator to help answer questions about Wide Area Network behavior – GitHub A Note to Management About the Network Automation Journey – It’s About Culture – Network To Code Blog How to differentiate yourself as a network engineer – Zigbits Podcast